Five hours after the suppression began, the Georgian special police “speznaz” have been told by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to withdraw from the area around the parliament building.
The “robocop” water cannons have been withdrawn from the avenue, and the regular police forces have pulled back to their initial positions at the parliament entrances.
The peaceful protesters are once again moving forward to gather at the parliament building, cheering; the air still bitter with tear gas, but smelling- for the first time in a long time -of victory.
