Opnieuw onrustige nacht in Georgië: politie tegen pro-Europa demonstranten

opnieuw onrustige nacht in georgië: politie tegen pro-europa demonstranten

De Georgische politie tegenover demonstranten in maart.

De Georgische politie heeft vannacht traangas en waterkanonnen ingezet tegen duizenden demonstranten die voor de derde week protesteerden tegen een controversiële wet over ‘buitenlandse agenten’. Dat meldt persbureau AFP, dat met medewerkers aanwezig was.

Het gaat om een omstreden wetsvoorstel, die pro-Russisch en anti-Europees zou zijn, zeggen tegenstanders van de wet die al wekenlang demonstreren.

Sinds het parlement instemde met de wet twee weken geleden, die organisaties verplicht zich bij de overheid te registeren als ‘buitenlands agent’ als meer dan 20 procent van hun financiering uit het buitenland komt, met allerlei restricties als gevolg.

Traangas en waterkanonnen

Maandagavond bestormde de gemaskerde oproerpolitie met geweld de vreedzame betoging, met behulp van traangas, rubberen kogels en waterkanonnen.

Tientallen mensen werden geslagen en opgepakt.

Onder hen was oppositieleider Levan Chabeisjvili, voorzitter van de Verenigde Nationale Beweging waartoe ook de gevangengenomen ex-president Micheil Saakasjvili behoort.

Geweld

Hij werd geslagen en moest medische hulp zoeken. Lokale tv-stations zonden beelden uit van zijn bebloede gezicht.

De politie viel ook journalisten aan, onder wie een AFP-fotograaf die werd geslagen met een rubberen knuppel.

De demonstranten vinden dat de wet een middel is om dissidente stemmen de kop in te drukken, naar Russisch voorbeeld. Ook vrezen ze dat aanname van de wet de kansen voor Georgië op toetreding tot de Europese Unie verkleint.

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