The Parliament of Georgia endured hours of chaos, including a fistfight involving half a dozen lawmakers, on Monday as members debated potentially passing a law that would require certain international groups to register as foreign agents.
, the brawling began in parliament when “the chairman of the chamber’s legal affairs committee appeared to strike the leader of the United National Movement opposition party, which opposes the bill.” Security authorities removed that leader, Levan Khabeishvili, from the chamber after the scuffle.
to advance multiple “foreign agent” draft bills on Monday. The procedure on Monday may result in one of the bills becoming law as early as tomorrow. In contrast, opponents say that cracking down on non-governmental organizations will damage Georgia’s reputation in Europe and the West and hurt the civil rights of Georgian citizens.
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