Participants in daily protests blocked roads in Tbilisi twice on the 280th day of the action

On the 280th day of daily protests, participants in the pro-European protests blocked traffic at the election headquarters of Kakha Kaladze, who was nominated by the Georgian Dream for mayor of Tbilisi, and then marched to the Georgian parliament, where they also blocked traffic.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, on the 279th day of protests, on September 2, 23 protesters were detained near the parliament building. They gathered on Rustaveli Avenue during the plenary session of the parliament, where the conclusion of the temporary investigative commission on the prerequisites for the Five-Day War of 2008 was presented.

A protest was held on Melikishvili Avenue, where the election headquarters of Georgian Dream candidate for Tbilisi mayor Kakha Kaladze opened today. The protesters chanted: "Slaves, slaves!" The protesters also greeted the Prime Minister with shouts Irakli Kobakhidze.

The patrol police officers set up a cordon, so the protesters did not have the opportunity to approach the headquarters directly, but the protesters blocked Melekishvili Avenue. After the event ended, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze, Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, MPs and ministers had to leave the building, Interpressnews reported.

Scuffles broke out between police officers and protesters near the headquarters building, Publika reported.

After the end of the action, the protesters, accompanied by a large number of police officers, headed to the Georgian Parliament on Rustaveli Avenue, which was blocked for the 2801st day of daily protests, the agency reports.

Against the backdrop of harsh sentences handed down to protesters in the last two days, the protesters at the headquarters A large number of protesters gathered on Kakhi Kaladze and Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi Life reports.

Today, the verdict was also announced for pro-European protester Nika Katsia, accused of possessing drugs in large amount, he was acquitted. The defendant was released from the courtroom, the agency "News Georgia" writes.

The Georgian Prosecutor's Office will appeal the decision of the Tbilisi City Court, which found Nika Katsia not guilty, Interpressnews reported.

Recall that in December 2024, a court in Tbilisi remanded in custody resuscitator Giorgi Akhobadze, who was detained after a protest and accused of drug possession. Akhobadze refused to admit guilt and stated that the drugs were planted on him by security forces. On August 6, the court found him not guilty and released him from custody. On August 15, the court found Tedo Abramov not guilty and released, who was also accused of a drug crime in December and denied guilt.

"Caucasian Knot" published a report "The Main Thing About the Persecution of Protest Participants in Georgia". "Caucasian Knot" collected materials about the parliamentary elections and the protests that followed them on the page "Elections in Georgia-2024".

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