Protesters damaged 48 rooms in Georgian parliament
As a result of attempts by protesters to set fire to the Georgian parliament building, 48 rooms were damaged. Shalva Papuashvili, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, said this at a briefing on Sunday, December 1.
"As a result of the day's inspection, I can tell you that 48 working rooms in the Parliament were damaged as a result of yesterday night's attack," Georgian TV station Rustavi 2 quoted him as saying.
It is specified that almost all windows of the lower floors on the side of Chichinadze and Rustaveli avenues were broken, office equipment was damaged, a wooden door was burnt, heating and cooling systems were destroyed, storage rooms, computer lab and canteen were damaged completely. In addition, external lighting was cut off.
The day before, the Georgian Interior Ministry reported that the protesters attempted to set fire to the Parliament building. It was noted that because of the pyrotechnics used by the protesters, one employee of the Interior Ministry received burns. In addition, it was specified that the protesters damaged the protective iron fences of the building, after which they periodically tried to break the entrance gate to the Parliament and break into the courtyard.
Protests continue in Tbilisi over the suspension of negotiations on European integration. The protesters oppose the decision to postpone negotiations with the EU. The Georgian Interior Ministry reported that 32 police officers required medical assistance after the dispersal of unrest near the parliament building.
Prior to that, on November 28, the ruling Georgian Dream party decided to suspend discussions with the EU on opening accession talks with the union until 2028. As Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze specified, Georgia will continue to fulfill its obligations under the associated membership and free trade agreement and will fulfill them by 90% by 2028.
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