A man who attacked a police officer at a rally was detained in Tbilisi

Georgian Interior Ministry officers detained a man who attacked a police officer at a rally in Tbilisi. This was reported in the press service of the agency on November 25.

"Employees of the Tbilisi police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a result of operational measures and investigative actions detained a previously convicted convict for an attack on a police officer", - stated in the message on the website.

It is specified that the investigation established the fact of use of physical force by the man against a police officer on duty. The crime provides for a term of imprisonment from four to seven years under Part 1 of Article 353 of the Criminal Code of Georgia ("Resistance, threat or violence against a person guarding public order, or other representative of authority").

Earlier, on November 24, a group of oppositionists staged a protest and marched from Republic Square to the building of the Georgian Parliament on Rustaveli Avenue. The demonstrators set up tents near the parliament. According to media reports, there was also a verbal clash between the protesters and the police because the demonstrators were not allowed to pass by car.

Before that, on November 18, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili did not recognize the election results and called for a new vote. According to her, the country is on the path of destabilization and dual power. She called on the citizens of the state to continue protests against the results of the parliamentary elections.

On November 16, the head of Georgia's Central Election Commission Giorgi Kalandarishvili signed the final protocol of the parliamentary elections. According to the final results, the ruling Georgian Dream party won with 53.93% of the vote and won 89 out of 150 seats in parliament. More than 2.1 million people out of 3.5 million citizens with the right to vote participated in the voting. About 34.9 thousand ballots were recognized as invalid.

Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on October 26. According to the Central Election Commission of the republic, Georgian Dream won. However, three opposition political forces - United National Movement, Coalition for Change and Strong Georgia - refused to recognize the election results.