Participant of a protest rally in Tbilisi, June 22, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze images of the DAY

25 June 2019, 14:51

Concessions of "Georgian Dream" fail to satisfy protesters

Protesters found the resignation of Irakli Kobakhidze, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament that followed after the dispersal of the June 2 action, to be inadequate. The protesters' demands to dismiss the Interior Minister Giorgi Gakhariya, change in the parliamentary electoral system, release all the detained activists and punish the involved law enforcers remain unfulfilled.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in Georgia, protest actions are being held daily starting from June 20.

The protesters have already succeeded in achieving the resignation of Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze. In the evening on June 22, protesters voiced three more demands to the authorities: the release of the detainees, the resignation of Interior Minister Giorgi Gakhariya, and the holding of parliamentary elections under a proportional system.

The protest action that started in the evening on June 24 in front of the parliament building, ended at midnight, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. As stated by the organizers, the action will resume on June 25 at 7 p.m. Protesters said they would protest until Giorgi Gakhariya resigned.

"The issue of Gakhariya's [resignation] is even more important than the elections. What happened here at night on June 21, when several young people lost their eyes, many people were wounded, and 300 people were arrested – all this demands political responsibility. And this is Gakhariya's direct responsibility, because he personally gave orders," Nikoloz Tatiashvili, a lecturer at the Theatrical Institute, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

David Darchiashvili, an activist of the "European Georgia" Party, believes that the rallies are likely to become endless, since not a single issue raised at rallies has been legally resolved yet.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on June 25, 2019 at 08:04 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Beslan Kmuzov Source: CK correspondent

Комментирование через Кавказский узел
All news
НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО “МЕМО”, ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ООО “МЕМО”.

February 21, 2025 22:22

February 21, 2025 21:10

February 20, 2025 23:59

  • In Chechnya, sending to war is method to punish drivers

    Chechen law enforcers are monitoring social networks and reveal violators of traffic rules, who may face both public reprimand and sending to the special military operation (SMO) zone. The effect of talks with law enforcers is caused by fear of the consequences, human rights defenders have noted.

February 20, 2025 23:55

  • Zarema Musaeva's arrest extended

    A court in Grozny has extended Zarema Musaeva's arrest until March 26 under a criminal case on disrupting the work of a penal colony. Meanwhile, her sentence under the first criminal case was due to terminate on March 23, the "Team against Torture" (TaT)* has informed.

February 20, 2025 23:15

News archive
Пн
Вт
Ср
Чт
Пт
Сб
Вс
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
1
2