Georgian police use physical violence against peaceful protesters – videos
Videos showing Georgian security forces inflicting violence on peaceful protesters and journalists have been posted on social media.
Source: European Pravda with reference to Formula News, a Georgian news outlet, and Georgian protesters’ social media
Details: Formula News posted a video of RealPolitika journalist Aka Zarqua being beaten by police officers.
"Zero provocation, zero violations. I was working while fully complying with all the rules and in full gear. Yet, simply because they didn’t like me being there, about ten special forces officers surrounded me and beat me until they got bored," Zarqua said on social media.
Footage of physical assault on RealPolitika journalist Aka Zarqua by the Police. “Zero provocation, zero violations. I was working while fully complying with all the rules and in full gear. Yet, simply because they didn’t like me being there, about ten special forces officers… pic.twitter.com/8ALaJoTtrk
— Formula NEWS | English (@FormulaGe) November 29, 2024
Activist Luka Mishveladze also shared the scenes of physical violence being used against peaceful protesters.
Well known Georgian lawyer Beka Basilaia is seen wilfully beaten in the head by Police during his detention as he does not show any resistance.
— Formula NEWS | English (@FormulaGe) November 30, 2024
Video: Studio monitor pic.twitter.com/hx4FkneY97
Formula News posted a video showing Georgian lawyer Beka Basilaia being beaten during his detention, although he did not put up any resistance.
This is beyond everything.
— luka Mishveladze (@LukaMishveladze) November 30, 2024
How can humans act like this?
And do you know the worst part?
Their uniforms are designed in a way that makes it impossible to identify who they are
They can kill someone and we can't even see which policeman it was.#GeorgiaProtests #TbilisiProtests pic.twitter.com/9Fiu8PInH1
There are also videos showing the dispersal of the demonstration with water cannons.
Background:
- On Thursday, 28 November, Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze of the ruling Georgian Dream party confirmed that Tbilisi would not be negotiating EU membership "until the end of 2028". His statement came after the European Parliament adopted a resolution not to recognise the outcome of the recent elections.
- Several Georgian ministries have already criticised this decision. President Salome Zourabichvili later stated that the ruling party had declared war on its own people.
- That evening, a large demonstration took place under the walls of the parliament in Tbilisi and there were clashes with the police. Protesters were brutally dispersed with water cannons and tear gas. The security forces used physical violence against people, including journalists and their equipment. The protest continued on Friday evening, and police again used violence against the protesters.
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