Kakhaber Sabanadze: Nobody is detained at this stage over Pankisi developments
Kakhaber Sabanadze: Nobody is detained at this stage over Pankisi developments

Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Kakhaber Sabanadze informs that at this stage nobody is detained in connection with the developments in the Pankisi Gorge.

“No one is detained at this stage, but who violated the law, of course, will be held responsible,” – said Kakhaber Sabanadze.

Minister of Internal Affairs Giorgi Gakharia, Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure Maia Tskitishvili and Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Levan Davitashvili held a meeting with the protesters behind closed doors in Pankisi Gorge.

Clashes took place in the Gorge today. Protesters threw stones and sticks at the special force units. The law enforcers used tear gas and rubber bullets.

Locals of Pankisi Gorge protested the construction of the Hydro Power Plant Khadori 3 in the Gorge.