Judge Giorgi Gelashvili announced the verdict in the case of Giorgi Okmelashvili, who was sentenced to five years in prison for assaulting a police officer during a protest against the draft law on Transparency of Foreign Influence.

According to the investigation, on May 13, during a rally near Parliament, Okmelashvili physically attacked Aleksandre Okhanashvili, an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, striking him in the face with his elbow.

Okmelashvili was charged under Part 1 of Article 353 of the Criminal Code, which relates to assaulting a police officer while performing official duties. He also faced charges under Part 1 of Article 260 for the illegal possession of narcotic drugs; however, this charge was fully amnestied, resulting in the termination of the prosecution. The original charge carried a potential sentence of four to seven years in prison.