PHYSICAL VIOLENCE
Date: 2020-10-23
Period: 2020 Parliamentary elections - Pre-election period
District: Saburtalo
Incident Category: Intimidation , Physical attack
2020-10-23
On October 11, according to an activist Levan Kartvelishvili, two unknown individuals attacked him and beat him for wearing a UNM campaign T-shirt. The incident happened at Bakhtrioni Street in Tbilisi.
Levan Kartvelishvili told ISFED that at 9pm he was approached by two young men at Bakhtrioni Street. He was wearing a T-shirt with number 5. One of them asked him "why are you supporting them?” Then he hit him with a fist, while another man shoved him and he fell down. Levan Kartvelishvili called ambulance and police once he approached his home. He was questioned and examined.
Investigation has been launched under Article 126 of the Criminal Code of Georgia.


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