Police in Georgia move again to disperse protests over the suspension of EU talks

Associated Press

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in the Georgian capital have again moved to disperse thousands of demonstrators after over 200 people were detained during four previous nights of protests against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union. Police on Monday used water cannons and tear gas to drive protesters away from the parliament building where they gathered each night since the ruling Georgian Dream party declared its decision to put EU accession talks on hold. Georgian Dream’s disputed victory in the country’s Oct. 26 parliamentary election has sparked mass demonstrations and the opposition boycott of the parliament. The opposition and the country’s pro-Western president have accused the governing party of rigging the vote with Moscow’s help.