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Georgian gov’t to crackdown on protests against election fraud

Georgian president calls gov’t plan to crack down on protests ‘Russian style of governance’

20:59, 24.11.2024
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Georgian president calls gov’t plan to crack down on protests ‘Russian style of governance’ Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) warned that if attempts are made to block access to the parliament during the demonstration scheduled for Monday, “appropriate measures will be taken,” which the country’s president criticized as “the Russian style of governance.”

Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) warned that if attempts are made to block access to the parliament during the demonstration scheduled for Monday, “appropriate measures will be taken,” which the country’s president criticized as “the Russian style of governance.”

Law enforcement has already clashed with protesters opposing the official election results, which are widely seen as having been manipulated. Tbilisi, Georgia, November 19, 2024. Photo: Mirian Meladze/Anadolu via Getty Images
Law enforcement has already clashed with protesters opposing the official election results, which are widely seen as having been manipulated. Tbilisi, Georgia, November 19, 2024. Photo: Mirian Meladze/Anadolu via Getty Images

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The ministry said that since October of this year, the parliament building has been listed as a site of strategic importance, the blocking which is an act punishable under criminal law, with offenders facing imprisonment, the NewsGeorgia outlet reported.

“We caution the participants and organizers of the planned protest against exceeding the legal framework for assemblies and urge them to refrain from illegal actions,” the ministry stated.

President Salome Zourabichvili, who does not recognize the results of the October parliamentary elections, criticized the ministry’s statement.

According to official results, the ruling Georgian Dream party, in power since 2012, won the elections. However, observers and the opposition have pointed out numerous irregularities in the election process.

“They might as well say outright that they’ll arrest everyone,” Zourabichvili said, as quoted by the Ekho Kavkaza news outlet, a subsidiary of the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

“This is another violation of the most fundamental constitutional right – the right to protest and assemble,” the president said, adding that “Threats are ineffective. This is yet another confirmation of a governance style characteristic of Russia!”

The inaugural session of parliament is set to begin on Monday at noon local time (GMT 0800).
For the first time ever, foreign ambassadors accredited in Georgia have not been invited to the session.

Coinciding with the opening of the parliament’s session, an opposition protest will take place in the center of Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi.

MPs elected on opposition tickets pledged that they will abstain from taking their seats in parliament.

Since the elections, demonstrations have been held across Georgia to protest the results. During one such protest, women brought suitcases to the residence of Bidzina Ivanishvili, the oligarch and leader of Georgian Dream, calling on him to leave the country.

Most of Georgia’s international partners have not congratulated Georgian Dream on its victory and have called for investigations into the alleged electoral irregularities.
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