The News in Brief
Thursday, August 3, 2023
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Ukrainian Citizen Arrested at Batumi Rally Accuses Police of Physical Assault and Aggressive Treatment
The Ukrainian citizen arrested at the rally in Batumi alleges that the police physically assaulted her. Additionally, she claims that the police treated her rudely and aggressively.
"They treated me very rudely, and one of them was extremely aggressive. I was arrested on the street where there were also protesters. Then they took me to a place where there were only policemen. They treated me very rudely there as well. Although there is a video of the arrest, everything seems normal in it. However, before the video was taken, no one was paying attention, and just before they put me in the car, they used excessive force.
I had the flag wrapped around me, and they were untying it, for no apparent reason. It is neither illegal nor did anyone do anything wrong. I was shocked when they removed the flag from me and yanked my hand. At that moment, they twisted my hands, hurt my fingers, and I felt like I was hit several times. I still have bruises," she said.
EU Report Highlights Serious Problems in Georgia's Justice System and Corruption Direction says Tina Bokuchava
Tina Bokuchava, the chairwoman of the parliamentary faction United National Movement, has criticized the EU report, stating that the "Russian Dream" reads everything backward, and the EU report is no exception from this perspective. She mentioned that the report is highly critical and severe. In response to the assessments made by the EU report and 'Georgian Dream,' she highlighted that Georgia has been given specific recommendations to address the identified problematic issues in order to attain candidate status.
According to Bokuchava, the report points out significant problems in the justice system, corruption issues, and concerns about the independence of institutions. These issues are some of the requirements set by the European Union for Georgia to attain candidate status and successfully continue its path of European integration.
"There are serious problems in the justice system, in the direction of corruption, and in terms of the independence of institutions. These are, among other things, the requirements that the European Union puts to Georgia in order to receive the candidate status and continue successfully on another path of European integration," said Bokuchava.
Ukrainian Citizen Arrested at Batumi Rally Accuses Police of Physical Assault and Aggressive Treatment
"They treated me very rudely, and one of them was extremely aggressive. I was arrested on the street where there were also protesters. Then they took me to a place where there were only policemen. They treated me very rudely there as well. Although there is a video of the arrest, everything seems normal in it. However, before the video was taken, no one was paying attention, and just before they put me in the car, they used excessive force.
I had the flag wrapped around me, and they were untying it, for no apparent reason. It is neither illegal nor did anyone do anything wrong. I was shocked when they removed the flag from me and yanked my hand. At that moment, they twisted my hands, hurt my fingers, and I felt like I was hit several times. I still have bruises," she said.
EU Report Highlights Serious Problems in Georgia's Justice System and Corruption Direction says Tina Bokuchava
According to Bokuchava, the report points out significant problems in the justice system, corruption issues, and concerns about the independence of institutions. These issues are some of the requirements set by the European Union for Georgia to attain candidate status and successfully continue its path of European integration.
"There are serious problems in the justice system, in the direction of corruption, and in terms of the independence of institutions. These are, among other things, the requirements that the European Union puts to Georgia in order to receive the candidate status and continue successfully on another path of European integration," said Bokuchava.