Georgia: Justice and Accountability Require More than Criminal Charges Against Five Police Officers for Assaulting Protesters

Georgia: Justice and accountability require more than criminal charges against five police officers for assaulting protesters

Responding to news that five law enforcement officers in Georgia have been arrested and charged over attacks in 2024 on three people attending anti-government protests, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Deputy Director, said: “Accountability for the widespread abusive use of force by police against peaceful protesters, journalists and government critics during the crackdown on protests since 2024 cannot en…

Georgia Announces First Arrests Over Police Abuses During 2024 Protests - Civil Georgia

Georgian prosecutors announced arresting three and identifying two more suspects already in jail over violence against journalist Guram Rogava, politician Levan Khabeishvili, and protester Zviad Maisashvili, marking the first arrests of those allegedly involved in police abuses during the 2024-2025 protests. At a May 7 briefing, Prosecutor General Giorgi Gvarakidze said those identified include three former and one current officers of the Interi…