The Ministry of Internal Affairs demands that Aleko Elisashvili, a well-known member of the Parliament of Georgia who was brutally beaten by police officers during the rally in front of the government administration on April 17, be declared a lawbreaker. Based on the protocol of administrative offenses drawn up on July 9, the MIA accuses the opposition MP of petty hooliganism and disobedience to a police officer's request.
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Elisashvili left the proceedings in the Tbilisi City Court as a sign of protest.
"The Ministry of Internal Affairs removed the episode that I organized and pretended the rest did not happen. They accuse me of swearing and being a hooligan. If a few men beat me mercilessly and you don't listen to it, you don't care, of course. It's already heartbreaking to be in this building and to have Murusidze as a leader. When I entered this office and shop, my heart was mixed with it. I got up and left the trial. I told them what I thought. I didn't owe anyone anything," said Aleko Elisashvili.
Like Elisashvili, the Ministry of Internal Affairs accuses Davit Katsarava of petty hooliganism and disobedience to the police. The civil activist was illegally arrested and severely beaten by members of the special forces during the May 14 rally.
On April 17, the leader of the Citizens party, Aleko Elisashvili, was physically assaulted at the rally in front of the Government Chancellery after he tried to break through the police cordon and enter the building. In footage broadcast by TV Pirveli company, it can be seen that dozens of policemen are beating Elisashvili, who is lying on the ground, with their hands and feet. The Special Investigation Service initiated the case under the article of exceeding official authority, although no one has been arrested for the group violence against the acting member of Parliament.
"No one has been charged, not even a policeman. However, the policemen who beat me can be seen on my face. They are not even interrogated; it is a fact that no one is arrested. Moreover, the Special Investigation Service has not recognized me as a victim for two months. What more should I suffer? They broke my rib; it was evident on my face that I was beaten. It was also visible in the footage that they were beating me with determination. We live in such a shameful country, with such a shameful government and investigative structures," Elisashvili said on June 13.
The violence against Aleko Elisashvili at the Government Chancellery and his arrest were preceded by an incident in Parliament on April 15, when Elisashvili hit Mamuka Mdinaradze, the leader of the parliamentary majority and one of the authors of the law, during the discussion of the Russian law at the session of the Legal Affairs Committee.
