One of the opposition leaders Japaridze was detained during the protests in Tbilisi
Law enforcement agencies detained one of the leaders of the opposition coalition "Girchi - more freedom" Zurab Japaridze during the protests in Tbilisi. This was reported by Tabula newspaper on December 2.
It is specified that the politician and other protesters were detained after they blocked Chavchavadze Avenue with garbage containers.
The Interior Ministry has not yet made official comments on his detention.
According to Georgian Interior Ministry data published on Facebook (owned by Meta, an organization recognized as extremist in Russia), law enforcement agencies detained a total of 224 people over several days of protests in Tbilisi.
Shortly before that, the Georgian Interior Ministry urged parents to remove their children from the rally of opposition supporters in Tbilisi. The agency noted that the media broadcast footage of small children participating in the ongoing rally.
On December 1, it became known that 48 rooms were damaged as a result of attempts of protesters to set fire to the building of the Parliament of Georgia. 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, a computer laboratory were damaged and the canteen was completely destroyed.
Protests continue in Tbilisi over the suspension of European integration talks. The protesters oppose the decision to postpone negotiations with the EU.
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.
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