Chaos in Georgia: Police use tear gas and rubber bullets against demonstrators (video)

Protests continue for the third week in a row against a controversial bill that undermines the country's European ambitions

Her police Georgia Violence was used today against peaceful demonstrators in tbilisi, Thousands of people gathered for the third week to protest against a controversial draft law that Brussels said undermines the country's European ambitions.

Riot police intervened without warning. Using tear gas, rubber bullets, and water pumps to beat and arrest dozens of people. The police operation aims to repel demonstrators in front of Parliament in protest against the draft “foreign agents” law, which the opposition and Western countries denounced as authoritarian.

An eyewitness told Reuters that he saw her police They fired tear gas without any warning, and used water pumps.

the Police officers They repeatedly beat protesters, who threw eggs and bottles in response.

After retreating after the police attack, some demonstrators returned and remained at the scene despite orders to disperse.