A demonstrator holds a Georgian national flag while being sprayed by a water cannon outside the parliament during a protest against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
On the evening of December 5, Georgian police detained a citizen of Ukraine on Orbeliani Street in Tbilisi. This was reported by Rustavi2.
According to the publication, the detainee was searched and his pepper spray and cell phone were seized. The items were sealed and are planned to be sent for examination.
“Law enforcement officers explained to the detainee that he is in custody in an open criminal proceeding on the organization of group violence, leadership, participation in it and committing a criminal act by public invitation,” the newspaper reports.
If proven guilty, the detainee could face up to nine years in prison.