Patrol Police officers are present at the Parliament of Georgia
Patrol Police officers are present at the Parliament of Georgia

Officers of the Special Tasks Department of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and Patrol Police are present at the Parliament of Georgia.

As the Press Office of Ministry of Internal Affairs told Georgian First Channel, police officers will ensure safety and public order at the protest rallies, as well as the freedom of expression of demonstrators.

‘The Ministry of Internal Affairs represents an agency responsible for ensuring public safety and order. During the demonstrations planned for today, the Ministry will ensure public safety and order as well as the freedom of expression of everyone, which does not exceed legal frames.

At the same time, police are also protecting the right to peaceful assembly and manifestation guaranteed by the Constitution of Georgia in accordance with the Georgian Law on Assembly and Manifestation. It is prohibited to block the entrances of a legislative body as well as to interfere with the activities thereof.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs, as the body responsible for the protection of public order, calls on every citizen, organizers of the demonstration as well as participants to protect order and obey legal requests of Police. Any fact of Offense, as well as any attempt of storming or blocking of administrative buildings during the demonstration,  will be immediately stopped by the Police.

Police forces are mobilized on one hand in order to protect the rights of expression and safety of citizens during assembly and manifestation and on the other hand to ensure uninterrupted functioning of state institutions’.

The members of United National Movement and other opposition parties from the regions of Georgia will join the demonstration in front of the Parliament in downtown Tbilisi at 3 p.m.

The constitutional changes prepared by the parliamentary majority regarding transformation onto the proportional system of elections were turned down in the parliament.

Based on the results of free balloting, the 101 MPs voted for, 3- against the constitutional draft project presented by the ruling team. The 113 votes were needed for the approval of the draft project. The 141 MPs underwent registration.