Opposition supporters rally outside Constitutional Court in Batumi as party ban hearing gets underway

A protest rally is underway outside the Constitutional Court in Batumi as the court hears the lawsuit seeking to declare the activities of five political parties unconstitutional and to ban them.

Opposition party representatives and supporters are following the proceedings on a screen outside.

Protesters say the process is “anti-constitutional and the verdict is a foregone conclusion”.

The Constitutional Court is holding its substantive hearing on the lawsuit seeking to declare the activities of five opposition parties unconstitutional and ban them.