The Russian Interests Division in Georgia has no data on Russians injured or detained at ongoing rallies in Tbilisi. DEA News in the section.
“Data on Russians injured or detained during the protests in Tbilisi were not received by the Interests Division,” a representative of the department said.
The Georgian Parliament passed the law on foreign agents initiated by the “People Power” in the first reading on March 7, after which protests began in the country. Georgia MIA reported It’s about the detention of 133 people at rallies in Tbilisi.
The President of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, sent a letter to the President of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, requesting that he prepare an opinion on two bills on “Transparency of foreign influence” and “Registration of foreign agents”.
However, the protest did not stop, and the draft law “On the transparency of foreign influence” was adopted by the decision of the Georgian Dream, the People’s Power political council and the parliamentary majority. withdrawn “Unconditional”. The deputies emphasized that the public was misled by the “polygraph machine”, which managed to present the bill in a negative way.
At the same time, the intention of the opposition to continue Protests continue despite the ruling Georgian Dream party’s decision to withdraw the bill from parliament. The party demanded more clarity from the Georgian Dream regarding the release of those detained at the rallies and the withdrawal of the bill.