Georgia warns protesters of arrests if they block parliament

Sunday's protest will come a day after tens of thousands gathered in Tbilisi's Europe Square TBILISI: Georgia 's government on Sunday issued a warning to protesters that it would arrest anyone who blocked the parliament, ahead of an expected late-evening rally against a Russia n-style

"Group blocking of an object of special importance is punishable by up to four years in prison," Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri said.The protest will come a day after tens of thousands gathered in Tbilisi's Europe Square. Protesters said they planned to continue holding rallies, with the government appearing intent on passing the law in the coming days.

Powerful billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili and his ruling Georgian Dream party have said NGOs are a threat to Georgian sovereignty, accusing them of plotting a revolution and working on behalf of foreign governments. They accuse the government of bringing the ex-Soviet country back into Moscow's fold and of lying in promising a future in the EU.

Police officers lead a demonstrator away as people hold a rally to protest against a bill on "foreign agents" in Tbilisi, Georgia, May 2, 2024. Georgia's pro-EU President Salome Zurabishvili, at loggerheads with the government, warned protesters to be vigilant.

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