Clash in Batumi

16:55, 20.06.2021

Police have apprehended several protesters during a skirmish outside the Adjara Government building in Batumi. United National Movement party member Bondo Tedoradze is among the detainees.

The relatives of detained anti-Namakhvani HPP protesters tried to set up tents outside the building but the police did not let them which resulted in a confrontation.

The rally participants demand the release of seven persons detained earlier in Rioni gorge. Defendants are charged with organizing and participating in gang violence.

By - Marika Kartozia

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