TBILISI, November 13 – Two members of Georgia’s riot police have been sentenced to five years in prison for violence against a protester during the country’s 2024 demonstrations.
The convictions are part of cleanup after the violence exerted by security officers during the protests in connection with the parliamentary election in 2024, Interpressnews reported.
So far, five law enforcement officers have been arrested for violence in three separate attacks; one on a protester, opposition politician Levan Khabeishvili and journalist Guram Rogava. Those detained include current and former members of the police special forces, as well as an employee of the security police department.
The two officers sentenced this week were charged with violently exceeding their official powers.
