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April 15 () –
The deputy and leader of the opposition Georgian Citizens Party, Aleko Elisashvili, punched the leader of the government Georgian Dream party, Mamuka Mdinaradze, in the face this Monday during a speech before the Parliament committee debating the bill. of foreign agents, which has once again sparked controversy in the country.
MP and leader of the opposition Citizens Party, Aleko Elisashvili, has punched Georgian Dream parliamentary leader Mamuka Mdinardze in the face in parliament.
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Tension has been increasing as the deputies addressed the measure while thousands of people gathered around the Parliament headquarters in protest against a project that they consider typical of Russia and that, according to critical voices, will reduce freedom. of expression and fundamental rights of the Georgian population.
The commission meeting was immediately suspended and the deputies had to leave the chamber along with the journalists, according to information from the Georgian news portal Civil.
“They are dragging us towards Russia. This is not the time to sit at home, we must kick them out (of Parliament),” Elishashvili said in statements to the media after the brawl.
This project will force all organizations, media outlets and similar entities that receive at least 20 percent of their financing from abroad to register as “agents of foreign influence”, a measure similar to those in force in Russia.
The text of the bill is now the same as in 2023, although with some modifications. However, last year the opposition and part of society demonstrated against this legislative proposal, understanding it as a show of sympathy with Russia. The Government, for its part, rejected these accusations and defended that the proposal would simply serve to have a list of organizations financed from abroad.
