Chief of Patrol Police: Around 5,5K Civilians Protested in front of the Parliament Today

Vazha Siradze, the Chief of Patrol Police, has presented a report on today’s protests happening in Batumi and Tbilisi. The Chief said that around 5, 5 K civilians gathered around the building of the Parliament, and approximately 1, 5 K activists demonstrated at the Alliance of the Patriots protest near the First Republic Square in the capital, while 50 people showed up at the organized protest in Batumi.

The report on demonstrators’ number as presented by Chief Siradze is especially interesting when compared with the Reuter’s version. The latter claims that ‘tens of thousands gathered in the capital to demand snap elections’. “About 20,000 people rallied in the center of the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Sunday to protest against the government and to demand an early parliamentary election,” reads the article issued by the international news organization.

By Nini Dakhundaridze