The skirmish erupted at the anti-Namakhvani HPP protest rally in downtown Tbilisi after two civil activists Salome Barker and Zuka Berdzenishvili joined the protest.
Barker said that one of the participants demanded from her to remove LGBT rainbow armbands.
Law enforcers defused the incident. They pulled both persons out of the area.
Anti-Namakhvani HPP activist Varlam Goletiani later said that “only state symbols are allowed at our rallies.” He added that the Save Rioni Gorge movement decries any type of violence.
Massive rally against Namakhvani HPP construction kicked off in downtown Tbilisi on Sunday.
Rally organizers said that if the government does not halt contact with Turkish company Enka Renewables, including all the documents signed since 2015, they will block Tbilisi streets on Monday, by 12 a.m. Moreover, they demand criminal proceedings against Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava and all those who signed the contract.
Protesters set up tents on First Republic Square and pledge to stay there until the government meets their demands.
For the record, the protests against the HPP construction have been underway in western Georgia for almost six months.
Nevertheless, local protesters plan to continue rallies. They believe the HPP would be constructed anyway, which they oppose.
Enka Renewables pledges to continue discussions over the Namakhvani HPP project with all interested parties.
Enka Renewables was awarded the right to develop, build, own and operate the Namakhvani Hydropower project in 2017.
