Georgia: Handcuffed in parliament a day after far-right journalist beaten to death

Opposition lawmakers today demanded the resignation of Georgia’s prime minister during a stormy parliamentary session in which some people came to power a day after the death of a far-right journalist.

Alexandre Laskarava, 37, was found dead in his bed on Sunday, according to the Pirveli television channel he worked for.

He was severely beaten last Monday, on the sidelines of demonstrations against the “Pride March” of the LOATKI community and suffered multiple fractures in the face.

More than 50 were attacked on the same day journalists while the March that was scheduled to take place in the capital was finally canceled, for security reasons.

On the occasion of the death of the journalist More than 8,000 people demonstrated outside parliament on Sunday.

Late this afternoon, hundreds of journalists and human rights activists demonstrated outside parliament, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. Earlier, several opposition lawmakers took over the presidency, demanding that Garibashvili resign. They also accused the ruling party “Georgian Dream “that he did not prevent the violence against journalists.

Mtavari TV broadcast chaotic scenes in the plenary hall, where opposition MPs came to grips with members of the ruling party. The meeting resumed after the protesting deputies were forcibly removed.

The European Union and the United States have condemned the attacks on journalists and demanded that those responsible be brought to justice.

Georgian authorities have vowed to quickly investigate the death of Alexander Laskarava, whom they described as an “incredible tragedy”. Opponents of the government, however, accuse it of tacitly supporting nationalist and homophobic groups in a conservative country.

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