Lithuania has expanded the listing of Georgian politicians and authorities officers topic to sanctions for resorting to violence towards anti-government protesters.
Supply: Lithuanian International Minister Kęstutis Budrys on X (Twitter); European Pravda
Particulars: Budrys introduced that Lithuania, in coordination with Estonia, had added 17 extra Georgian officers to its sanctions listing, together with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.
The Lithuanian official referred to as for joint motion on the EU degree, stating that violence and repression towards peaceable protesters, journalists, and the opposition wouldn’t be tolerated.
Earlier, Estonia introduced that it had banned 14 extra Georgian officers and judges, together with Prime Minister Kobakhidze.
Anti-government protests in Georgia have continued for the reason that finish of November after the Georgian authorities introduced a pause on the nation's European Union accession till the top of 2028.
Georgian safety forces have been beating and harshly detaining protesters, in addition to foreigners and journalists.
Earlier, on 14 December, the one candidate nominated by the ruling occasion, ex-footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili, was elected "president" of Georgia.
The present president, Salomé Zourabichvili, and the Georgian opposition take into account the latest presidential election illegitimate.
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