UNM supporter among 46 other detainees sentenced to 5 days administrative detention
Zviad Kuprava was among the 46 protesters detained at the November 10 UNM rally. Photo: netgazeti.ge
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Tbilisi City Court has sentenced the opposition United National Movement (UNM) supporter Zviad Kuprava, who was among the 46 protesters detained at the November 10 UNM rally, to five days of administrative detention.
Some other detainees have been fined, while the rest are awaiting the court's decision.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) said the UNM activists were arrested because they violated the law of assembly and demonstration, attempting to block state buildings and disobeying police officers.
The UNM members and supporters demand the transfer of the imprisoned former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili to a civil clinic from a prison hospital, his eventual release from prison, and the annulment of the 2021 municipal election results.
They say the rallies will not stop until all their demands are fulfilled by the government.
Two citizens have been injured by stones thrown during a United National Movement (UNM) rally held in front of the State Security Service (SSS) building. The stones, supposedly thrown from the roof of the residential building near the SSS, have been handed to the police for investigation.
Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria has responded to the arrests of 46 citizens on today's United National Movement (UNM) rallies, saying that some families have not been informed about the whereabouts of the arrested. The Ombudswoman said that her representatives have visited 23 arrested citizens during the day. However, some detainees still cannot be located by their lawyers and families.
Georgian law enforcement arrested 46 individuals at rallies organized by the United National Movement (UNM) in Tbilisi earlier today, including at the buildings of the State Security Service and the Ministry of Health. The Georgian Interior Ministry says the UNM activists violated the law of assembly and demonstration, attempting to block state buildings and disobeying police officers.
Several opposition activists were detained by police at the rallies of the United National Movement (UNM) opposition party earlier today, at the buildings of the Ministry of Health of Georgia and the State Security Service.
The head of the opposition United National Movement (UNM) Nika Melia has announced two protest rallies and intent to block roads on both banks of the Mtkvari River in Tbilisi tomorrow. Melia said that the opposition is giving a 'warning sign' to the government.