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Georgia charges five with plotting government overthrow, others detained

On October 6, the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia charged five opposition figures detained on October 5, alleging they attempted to violently overthrow the government after the October 4 protest.
Opposition leaders had gathered on Rustaveli Avenue and vowed a `peaceful revolution` during boycotted local elections amid protests accusing Georgian Dream of authoritarianism.
The clashes left several people hospitalized and prompted serious charges, with prosecutors citing Criminal Code Articles 317, 222, 225 and 187 and six protesters plus 21 police officers hospitalized.
The five defendants remain in pretrial detention as investigations continue, with court hearings later this week and defense lawyers rejecting charges as baseless and protected speech.
Georgia has faced over a year of unrest as protests continue amid opposition claims of democratic backsliding and the ruling Georgian Dream party’s suspension of EU accession talks.

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Georgia charges five with plotting government overthrow, others detained

Georgian prosecutors on Monday charged five opposition figures with attempting to overthrow the government, after protests on Saturday culminated in clashes between police and demonstrators in the capital of the South Caucasus country of 3.7 million.

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How EU’s Playbook Failed in Georgia

from Sputnik News: The attempt to replicate the Romanian-Moldovan scenario in Georgia has failed – the Euroskeptic Georgian Dream party has won elections and thwarted a coup attempt. Arno Khidirbegishvili, general director of the Georgian Information and Analytical Agency GEOINFORM, breaks it down for Sputnik. TRUTH LIVES on at https://sgtreport.tv/ EU playbook in Romania and Moldova […]

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