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Torture and brutality complaints as Georgia’s Kobakhidze govt cracks down on protesters
FirstpostProtestors have been withstanding extreme torture at the hands of police officials trying to thwart people’s movement. Georgia’s human rights chief has called the use of force by police “brutality and torture” while the UN’s rights chief has said it is “extremely worrying” Police officers detain demonstrators at a subway station during a rally against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union for four years in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Monday. Georgia’s human rights chief has called the use of force by police “brutality and torture” while the UN’s rights chief has said it is “extremely worrying.” ‘Can’t feel my limbs’ Talking to BBC, a protestor, who is currently getting treated at the hospital, described his harrowing experience at the demonstrations. Police in the early hours of Wednesday cleared demonstrators from Tbilisi’s main avenue outside the parliament building, using tear gas and water cannons, then chased fleeing people throughout the city and made arrests.
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