16 persons arrested in Kvareli and Sagarejo, who protested the wedding of Sergey Lavrov’s relatives in Georgia, were released.
The court will discuss their case on June 19 in an administrative manner. The relevant decision was made today in the Telavi District Court.
16 persons, among whom is the leader of ‘Droa’ party Elene Khoshtaria, were in the pre-trial detention center for almost 24 hours.
They are charged with petty hooliganism and disobedience to the police, which are standard charges for arrests at protests and usually result in 2,000 GEL fines.
The daughter and son-in-law of the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergey Lavrov, were in Georgia. Both of them are under Western sanctions. They came to Georgia for the wedding of their relatives, who are also Russian citizens.
By Ana Dumbadze
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