15:45, 1 July 2019

Five persons still stay in hospitals after dispersal of rally in Tbilisi

Protesters in Tbilisi. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"

The condition of five patients who still stay in hospitals after a dispersal of protesters in Tbilisi is considered by doctors to be satisfactory. Three of patients receive medical treatment in Georgia, the fourth is sent to Israel, and another one is being prepared for his transportation to Germany, the Georgian Ministry for Public Health reports.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on June 21, law enforcers dispersed the protesters. The Ministry for Public Health reported that 240 people were hospitalized, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported about the detention of 305 protesters.

A 46-year-old victim of the protest action came out of a coma, the "Georgian Public Broadcasting" reports with reference to Avtandil Talakvadze, Director at the Emergency Situation Coordination and Urgent Assistance Centre of the Georgian Ministry for Public Health.

Let us remind you that in Tbilisi, the protests began after on June 20, at a meeting of the parliamentary Orthodox assembly, Sergey Gavrilov, a member of the Russian State Duma, sat in the chair of the Speaker of the Georgian parliament. The protests are being held every day.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on July 1, 2019 at 06:52 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.