The News in Brief
Monday, October 2, 2023
Prepared by Messenger Staff
Georgian Parliament to Strengthen Regulations on Temporary Constructions During Gatherings and Demonstrations
Georgian Parliament is set to tighten the law regarding the arrangement of temporary constructions during gatherings and demonstrations. Corresponding changes will be included in the 'Assemblies and Manifestations' law, which will be proposed at the October 2 Bureau meeting.
According to the amendments, participants in assemblies and demonstrations are prohibited from setting up temporary constructions if their arrangement poses a threat to the participants, other individuals, or public order and security as maintained by the police, or if it disrupts the normal functioning of enterprises, institutions, or organizations unrelated to the gathering or demonstration.
Additionally, according to the proposal, participants in assemblies or demonstrations are prohibited from setting up temporary structures even if the absence of such structures does not significantly impede the gathering or demonstration.
Violation of the law will result in the confiscation of the offending object and a fine of 500 GEL or the confiscation of the object and administrative imprisonment for up to 15 days. If the violator is an organizer, the penalty includes the confiscation of the object and a fine of 5,000 GEL or administrative imprisonment for up to 15 days.
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili Announces Plans for Future from Prison
Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia, has released a statement from prison expressing his intentions for the future. He mentioned that in the coming weeks and months, everyone will witness his "active actions" aimed at helping the Georgian people and improving their lives in a more humane and dignified way.
"For two years now, I have been completely innocent in the captivity of Russia and the Russian oligarch. They themselves do not remember what I have been charged with, and sometimes they call me a 'murderer', and sometimes they call me a thousand different things. Of course, I regret not being able to directly help Ukraine in the war, but I don't regret my stay in Georgia because my presence here has both symbolic and practical meaning. Symbolically, it confirms the injustice of this war and the pro-Russian regime while demonstrating my unwavering resolve. Virtually everyone will witness my active actions in the coming weeks and months. I am here to help every Georgian, and I will make life much more humane and dignified for them. I have done it before, and I will be able to do it with you now," Saakashvili wrote.
Georgian Parliament to Strengthen Regulations on Temporary Constructions During Gatherings and Demonstrations
According to the amendments, participants in assemblies and demonstrations are prohibited from setting up temporary constructions if their arrangement poses a threat to the participants, other individuals, or public order and security as maintained by the police, or if it disrupts the normal functioning of enterprises, institutions, or organizations unrelated to the gathering or demonstration.
Additionally, according to the proposal, participants in assemblies or demonstrations are prohibited from setting up temporary structures even if the absence of such structures does not significantly impede the gathering or demonstration.
Violation of the law will result in the confiscation of the offending object and a fine of 500 GEL or the confiscation of the object and administrative imprisonment for up to 15 days. If the violator is an organizer, the penalty includes the confiscation of the object and a fine of 5,000 GEL or administrative imprisonment for up to 15 days.
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili Announces Plans for Future from Prison
"For two years now, I have been completely innocent in the captivity of Russia and the Russian oligarch. They themselves do not remember what I have been charged with, and sometimes they call me a 'murderer', and sometimes they call me a thousand different things. Of course, I regret not being able to directly help Ukraine in the war, but I don't regret my stay in Georgia because my presence here has both symbolic and practical meaning. Symbolically, it confirms the injustice of this war and the pro-Russian regime while demonstrating my unwavering resolve. Virtually everyone will witness my active actions in the coming weeks and months. I am here to help every Georgian, and I will make life much more humane and dignified for them. I have done it before, and I will be able to do it with you now," Saakashvili wrote.