As part of the protests in Georgia, protesters they used fireworks against the police; We tell you more about the mobilizations in the country and what is behind them..
They add up to several days of protests in Georgia; demonstrations that are against the government and to pressure the process for the country to join the European Union.
However, the government of Georgia delayed request to join the European Union, which unleashed a series of mobilizations by Georgians.
Protesters in Georgia use fireworks against police
Today, Monday, December 2, there are 4 days of protests in Georgia, in which protesters they resorted to use of fireworks to launch at the police.
This action was in response to the strong police repression that has been lived in the demonstrations occurred in several cities in Georgia, which has left at least 150 arrested and several injured.
Several videos circulate on social networks of how the police attack protesters with the use of water cannons and tear gas.
But the repression has not stopped the georgians, who called for a new exhibition in front of the Georgian Parliament, in Tbilisi, to demand the departure of the government and that the request to join the European Union be resumed.
on November 30, the inhabitants came out “armed” with pyrotechnics, and using specialized devices such as machine guns, They launched a large burst of fireworks at the police, fact that was cheered by the Protestants.
Why are there protests in Georgia?
The inhabitants of Georgia They denounce that the current government, led by the Georgian Dream party, is increasingly taking more authoritarian and pro-Russian measures.
The conflict was also caused because the Prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, refused to call new elections, as requested by the opposition and the president of Georgia herself, Salome Zurabishvili, in the face of accusations of irregularities.
Moreover, the European Parliament also ignored the October 26 election results that gave the victory to Sueño Georgiano, giving the reason for the possible commission of irregularities in the electoral process.
After this, the prime minister suspended the accession process to the European Union for a period of 4 years, which unleashed the demonstrations in Georgia against the government of the Georgian Dream party.