Facts on excessive use of force by disturbing police - Civil Georgia

Public defender Levan Ioseliani said “The facts of an inappropriate treatment and the excessive use of the police against the citizens, journalists and politicians, who are reflected in the video materials distributed, are disturbing.” The statement was issued on the evening of February 2, following the multiple arrests and the brutality of the police against the peaceful protesters, whose records circulate in the media. The protesters gathered by Tbilisi Mall, intending to block the road and go to the Parliament building.

Noting “the reports about the TV cameraman Pirveli who was injured by the police, as well as the police cases that verbally abuse women, including female politicians, in live shows,” he said that the public ombudsman said that “condemns all kinds of actions illegal by the police, especially the cases of mistreatment. “The statement added:” The public defender will take legal measures in each case. “

Ombudsman has requested a special investigation service, in charge of investigating the offenses committed by the application of the law, “to immediately open an investigation into all these facts and to hold the relevant criminally responsible persons.” He also named the General Inspectorate of the Ministry of Interior “to carry out an internal investigation of the facts of verbal abuses and the non -ethic addresses of the police officers.”

Although not yet issued an official statement, over 20 protesters were detained during the protest rally near the Tbilisi mall on February 2, including politicians Gigi Ugulava, Nika Melia and Badri Grigalashvili, Giorgi Kirtadze (later launched), TENGO TEVZADZE (launched later), as well as ordinary activists and citizens, including a minor. The TV cameraman Pirveli Niko Kokaia was injured and taken to the hospital, although the circumstances of his injuries are not yet clear.

On the spot was the head of the Department of Special Tasks of the Ministry of Interior, Zviad Kharazishvili (AK a Khareba) and is assumed to have personally abused the protest participants.

In addition to police materials abusing verbally and beating demonstrators, there are video Of the policemen they turned and hit the violent fist on a car that passed the horn in support of the protesters.

The Georgian authorities were widely criticized at home and abroad because they allowed the alleged cases of violence and brutality of the police not to be unpunished. While dozens of peaceful protesters were detained and prosecuted for administrative and criminal accusations, no police officer or so-called Titushky were brought in court for beating, injured and physically assaulted citizens.

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