One person detained at rally against Namakhvani HPP

One person was detained by the police at the rally against Namakhvani HPP, the Ministry of Internal Affairs told InterpressNews.

The situation between the protesters and the police escalated several times yesterday.

According to the protesters, some of them were trying to reach the gorge through forest, which was not allowed by the police. Later, situation escalated near Gumati HPP, in an area where barricades were erected. Activists were pushing and hitting the iron barricades.