Opposition leader calls on protesters to besiege Parliament building

Giorgi Vashadze, the Chair of the Strategy Agmashenebeli opposition party, called on the participants of the rally to besiege the Parliament building, who have been gathered to protest the adoption of the bill on transparency of foreign influence by the legislative body at the first hearing, the Public Broadcaster said on Wednesday.

The protesters will not let the Parliament members hold the plenary session tomorrow and will continue “peaceful” picketing until their demands are not met, including the removal of the bill and release of the arrested protesters, Vashadze said.

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The participants of the rally broke the windows of the legislative body and removed the barriers, throwing rocks at law enforcement officers, after which the police used a water cannon against them, the Public Broadcaster noted.

In its turn, the Internal Ministry announced its forces were mobilised to ensure the public order and called on the protesters, organisers of the rally and political leaders “not to go beyond the limits” of the law on freedom of assembly and expression.