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Amid Georgia protests, opposition leader Nika Gvaramia was beaten and detained during police raids on party offices in Tbilisi, sparking political outrage.
Nika Gvaramia, leader of the Coalition for Change party, is seen surrounded by police officers before his detention in Tbilisi, Georgia
Georgian police beat and arrested Gvaramia while raiding opposition party’s offices, his party posted on social mediaImage: Formula TV/REUTERS
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The leader of one of Georgia’s opposition parties, Nika Gvaramia, has been detained by police after being beaten unconscious in the capital Tbilisi, his party said on Wednesday.
The incident involving the Coalition for Change leader comes amid reports of police raids on other opposition parties.
The opposition party posted a video on X, formerly Twitter, showing several men carrying Gvaramia by the arms and legs down some steps as police raided their offices hence the Georgia protests.
Georgian opposition parties face intimidation
Gvaramia “was dragged by the police and thrown into a detention car as he was physically assaulted and unconscious. This happened on Sharashidze Street,” the Coalition for Change wrote in the social media post.
