Police detain four persons after clash in Tbilisi City Assembly

15:25, 17.12.2019

Police have detained four persons after the clash in Tbilisi City Assembly (Sakrebulo) – Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported.

The Ministry said that the mentioned people were arrested under Articles 166 and 173 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, involving petty hooliganism and disobedience to lawful requests of a police officer.

The situation in the City Council escalated after the activists and opposition MPs set up a tent in the reception area of the room of Sakrebulo member Erekle Kukhianidze, demanding his resignation.

Patrol police officers forced the activists and opposition MPs out of the room.

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