Police applied special equipment to protests by the Georgian parliament

In Tbilisi, for protests at the parliament against the suspension of European integration, the Ministry of Internal Affairs applied special funds against the participants in the action. The police, apparently, used a pepper spray against demonstrators, the Georgian Radio Liberty Service reports .

The spray fell into the face, including the policy of Levan Gogichashvili and the operator of the Pirveli television channel. The police threw smoke bombs into the crowd of demonstrators. There were clashes with demonstrators. The police claim that one employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is hospitalized.

As of the hour of the night, the situation at the parliament building is heated from time to time. On the spot are ready for the use of waterflies. Several people are detained.

President Salome Zurabishvili participated in the protest rally. According to Paper Kartuli, she turned to special forces. “Do you serve Russia or Georgia?” The president asked. “Who did you take an oath? I am interested in the answer. Do you not answer the president? Do you think about the future? Neither the country, no children?”

In Tbilisi, according to various estimates, from 10 to 20 thousand people can participate in protests. Rallies took place in other large cities. Demonstrators demand to revise the decision of the authorities to stop negotiations on joining the European Union.

Earlier, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said that Georgia refuses negotiations on joining the European Union at least until the end of 2028 and plans to abandon budget grants from the EU.

In response, Zurabishvili stated that today "marked the end of the constitutional coup and movement from Europe towards Russia." "The government declared war on its people. Today, before this challenge, either we together or we will not be," Zurabishvili said, referring to the supporters of European integration.

Before the government’s decision on the stop of European integration, the European Parliament approved on Thursday a resolution that did not recognize the results of the parliamentary elections in Georgia. The document says that the past elections did not meet international standards and obligations of Tbilisi to organize free and honest voting.

In October, the European Council announced that the process of integration of Georgia was actually suspended due to the actions of the ruling party "Georgian Dream", which the opposition considers "pro-Russian". She was sharply criticized for the adoption of laws on foreign agents and the ban on LGBT+-propaganda.