The leader of a Georgian party accused police of violence against her son.

The son of opposition party leader Eka Beselia was detained in Tbilisi for disobeying police. After his arrest, the young man was subjected to physical violence, Beselia stated.

Security forces in Tbilisi detained Rati Milorava, the son of Eka Beselia, leader of the opposition party "For Justice," InterPressNews reports.

According to a Ministry of Internal Affairs spokesperson, Milorava was detained under Article 173 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (failure to comply with a lawful order of a police officer), the agency writes.

According to preliminary reports, the young man was driving while intoxicated and disobeyed law enforcement officers, according to the anonymous Telegram channel "Chronicle of the Caucasus."

Eka Beselia confirmed the violation but reported physical violence by police. According to her, her son had marks on his neck, and his whereabouts were not disclosed to his relatives and lawyers for several hours, the publication states.

In a comment to TV Pirveli, Beselia explained that her son had visible bruises in his throat. "There were signs of considerable physical force... Rati told me that one of the police officers choked him," she said.

The politician emphasized that she spent three hours trying to find out where her son was the night after his arrest. According to Beselia, Milorava "greatly regrets" driving drunk, according to a post on the TV channel's website.

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