Clashes broke out near the Georgian parliament building in Tbilisi between foreign agents and those protesting the adoption of the special forces law. The reporter reports that TASS.
It was noted that the demonstrators started throwing various objects at the law enforcement officers. According to the agency, in response to these actions, special forces began dropping sound bombs at protesters, then using water cannon and tear gas.
Earlier, MEP Siegfried Murešan said that Georgia can do it. to lose a significant part of the EU’s support for the suppression of citizens’ protests and “undemocratic tendencies”.
On March 7, the Georgian Parliament unanimously passed the bill “On Transparency of Foreign Influence” at first reading, which provides for the establishment of a register of externally funded non-governmental organizations and the media. Rallies for the bill have been taking place in the Georgian capital since last week, and previous deputies of the parliamentary majority clashed in a fight with the opposition.