The fourth day of protests in Tbilisi has begun

The protest action, which gathered crowds of people near the building of the Georgian parliament, has not stopped for the fourth day in Tbilisi. This is reported by Izvestia correspondent Ilya Anikeev on December 2.

"The police are holding the defense, not letting the opposition in. Bottles, stones and fireworks are flying into the broken windows of the Georgian parliament," Anikeyev said.

The street is noisy: shouts of protesters can be heard, firecrackers exploding, interrupting the correspondent's voice. Georgian police officers are standing guard and trying to contain the crowd.

"The only thing the law enforcers respond with is sometimes increasing the power of the jets from fire hydrants from which they water the protesters," the journalist noted.

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Shortly before that, the Georgian Interior Ministry called on parents to remove their children from the rally of opposition supporters in Tbilisi. The ministry noted that the media broadcast footage of small children participating in the rally.

On the eve it became known that as a result of attempts by protesters to set fire to the building of the Parliament of Georgia suffered 48 rooms. 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 burned, heating and cooling systems were destroyed, storage rooms, computer laboratory were damaged and the canteen was completely destroyed. In addition, external lighting was cut off.

On the eve, the Georgian Interior Ministry reported that 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.

Before 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.