What is happening at UNM protest rally in front of government’s administration? [VIDEO]
UNM head Nika Melia, who confronted the police head Vazha Siradze during the rally, said that the police today are ‘guilty before the people.’ Photo: Agenda.ge
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The situation in front of the Administration of the Government of Georgia, where the opposition is holding a rally, has tensed after the United National Movement (UNM) member Levan Khabeishvili attempted to spray the message ‘free Misha’ in solidarity of the former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili on the square in front of the administration building.
Inscriptions made outside the government building. Photo: Agenda.ge
The confrontation took place between the protesters and the police as the law enforcement officials prevented Khabeishvili from making the inscription.
#Georgia #Tbilisi #HappeningRightNow: the situation in front of the building of the Administration of Government of Georgia remains tense. Check https://t.co/BNtP2Oqx92 web site for updates. pic.twitter.com/mL5KwNcA3d
— agenda.ge (@agenda_ge) November 8, 2021
The UNM head Nika Melia, who confronted the police head Vazha Siradze during the rally, blamed the police for being 'guilty before the people.'
The protesters demand Saakashvili’s transfer to a civil hospital, his release from prison, and the annulment of the 2021 municipal elections results, based on which the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party won 63 out of 64 mayoral constituencies and received 47% of the vote in the proportional part of the race.
#Georgia #Tbilisi #HappeningRightNow: #Opposition announced nonstop #protest after ex president #Saakashvili was transferred from Rustavi prison to Penitentiary Hospital. Find more on https://t.co/WSz0SLOE5P web site. pic.twitter.com/H6li8n79jP
— agenda.ge (@agenda_ge) November 8, 2021
Saakashvili, who was arrested in Tbilisi on October 1 after a clandestine return from eight years in political exile, considers himself a ‘political prisoner’ and claims to be on a hunger strike.
The former president was transferred to Gldani Prison No.18 hospital to ‘prevent deterioration in his health due to increased risks,' the penitentiary service reported this evening.
Georgian justice minister Rati Bregadze has stated that former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili physically insulted prison staff in Gldani No. 18 facility, where allegedly he was forcibly brought.
A protest rally organised by the largest opposition party, the United National Movement (UNM), is being held on Freedom Square in central Tbilisi, where UNM head Nika Melia announced a ‘permanent’ protest, calling on supporters to stay on the spot.
Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, who reportedly has been on hunger strike for 39 days, has been transferred to Gldani No.18 prison hospital ‘to prevent deterioration in his health due to increased risks,' the Georgian Special Penitentiary Service reports.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia has called on citizens and opposition leaders to ‘observe public order’ during a protest rally which will be held today on Freedom Square in the capital of Tbilisi. Opposition leaders announced a mass demonstration in the centre of Tbilisi following the government dismissal of their demand to transfer the former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili from prison to a private hospital for treatment.
The United National Movement (UNM) opposition party is holding a rally in front of the building of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia in Tbilisi, following yesterday's transfer of former president Mikheil Saakashvili to Gldani prison hospital ‘against his will.’ The party is demanding the transportation of Saakashvili to a civil clinic, his release from prison and the annulment of recent municipal election results.
Head of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, Irakli Kobakhidze, says that the United National Movement (UNM) opposition party has discussed the possibility of poisoning the leader of the Droa opposition party, Elene Khoshtaria, to further strain political tension.