During the ongoing protests in Tbilisi between the police and the demonstrators, the brawl began, after which the special forces intervened.
In Georgia, the protests that began in protest against the government’s decision to suspend European integration until 2028 have been continuing in Georgia.
At night on December 6, thousands of protesters gathered again in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi to express dissatisfaction with the decision of the government.
At night, when brawls occurred between the police and demonstrators, special forces were directed to the scene. To accelerate the demonstrators, waterflies and tear gas were used.
Protesters who left the territory near the parliament continued the demonstration, throwing the police with stones, bottles and other items along with pyrotechnics.
The demonstrators left Rustaveli Avenue and parted at about 03:00 local time after the police intervention.
Protesters retreated in the direction of the streets adjacent to the Avenue, several people were detained.
Earlier, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili criticized the government for the decision to suspend the process of joining the EU and called on Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to resign.
The politician noted that Georgian society expressed a desire to become part of the EU, but the government did not remain true to this principle.
Having accused the Tbilisi administration of trying to abandon relations with Western allies, Zurabishvili said that this situation is “beneficial” only to Russia.
The government’s decision on the suspension of European integration
Protest shares began in Tbilisi and other cities of Georgia after the statement of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze that the republic will not begin to negotiate in the EU until the end of 2028.
On November 28, Kobahidze said that a number of European politicians intervene in the internal affairs of Georgia and blackmail Tbilisi with grants. “Taking all this into account, we decided not to raise the question of the start of negotiations with the EU for discussion until the end of 2028,” said the head of the Georgian government.
In protest against the decision of the government, residents of other cities entered the streets.
Georgian media write that after the government’s decision to suspend European integration of Georgian ambassadors in the USA, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Bulgaria and South Korea, they resigned from their posts.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on the introduction of sanctions against 19 representatives of the Georgian authorities, including against Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and the leader of the ruling party “Georgian Dream” Bidzina Ivanishvili.
The US State Department also allowed the introduction of additional sanctions against Georgia.