Georgian police have raided opposition offices and detained the leader of one of the country's four main opposition parties, Nika Gvaramia.
His party, Coalition for Change, said Gvaramia was beaten during his arrest and "thrown into a detention car unconscious."
His party, Coalition for Change, said Gvaramia was beaten during his arrest and "thrown into a detention car unconscious."
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00:00Georgian police have raided opposition offices
00:04and detained the leader of one of the country's
00:06four main opposition parties, Nika Gvaramia.
00:12His party, Coalition for Change,
00:13said Gvaramia was beaten during his arrest
00:16and thrown into a detention car unconscious.
00:21Authorities say his condition is stable
00:23and hospitalization was not required.
00:26The Coalition for Change secured 11% of the vote
00:32in the recent parliamentary elections,
00:34the highest among opposition parties.
00:39The raids come ahead of planned protests
00:41in several cities on December 4th.
00:46Demonstrations have been ongoing since November 28th,
00:49after the government froze EU membership talks until 2028.
00:57Over 300 people have been detained since the unrest began,
01:00with many detainees and protesters reported injured,
01:03according to human rights groups.