by Al Jazeera News Staffs
Irakli Kobakhidze calls on EU ambassador to condemn Tbilisi protests, saying he bears ‘special responsibility’ for the unrest.
Georgia’s prime minister has said protesters who tried storming the presidential palace were trying to overthrow the government, and he has accused the European Union of meddling in his country’s politics.
Irakli Kobakhidze said on Sunday that opposition demonstrators aimed to “overthrow the constitutional order” and added that EU Ambassador Pawel Herczynski, whom he accused of supporting the rally, bore “special responsibility.” Kobakhidze called on Herczynski to “distance himself and strictly condemn everything that is happening on the streets of Tbilisi”, the Georgian news agency Interpress reported.
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Kobakhidze also pledged to “completely neutralise foreign agents”.
Georgian riot police used pepper spray and water cannons on Saturday to drive demonstrators away from the presidential palace in Tbilisi’s city centre and detained five activists as the opposition staged a large demonstration on a day of local elections.
Georgia’s Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs said 21 security personnel and six protesters were injured in the confrontations, according to local media.
Kobakhidze said nearly 7,000 people participated in the protest in the….
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