PHYSICAL CONFRONTATION NEAR KORTSKHELI POLLING STATION
Date: 2016-08-01
Period: SAKREBULO BY-ELECTIONS - May 22, 2016 - Election Day
District: Zugdidi , Kortskheli
Incident Category: Other Important E-Day Violations, Violence
2016-05-22 Violence escalated nearby #53 polling station of Zugdidi (#67.17 district) between the Georgian Dream activists and the members of the United National Movement. The activists tried to force the UNM leaders, among them Giga Bokeria, Tengiz Gunava, Nika Melia, to leave the area outside of polling station. After UNM members refused to leave the territory, the confrontation between the activists and UNM representatives overgrew into physical violence. Several members of the UNM, including Giga Bokeria and Nika Melia were injured as a result of the incident. A single crew of the police was present initially at the place of the incident, and could not effectively prevent the violence. Additional crews only arrived later. Media reports showed that several athletes were among the Georgian Dream activists.


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