Protest underway near Batumi City Court, where founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti was ordered to pre-trial detention

A protest is being held near the Batumi City Court, where the founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti, Mzia Amaglobeli, was recently ordered to pre-trial detention.

Along with media representatives, politicians and human rights activists have also joined the protest.

They are protesting the continued detention of Amaglobeli and demanding her release. At the rally, chants of “Russians” can be heard.

According to the participants of the protest, there was no basis for the use of pre-trial detention against Mzia Amaglobeli and this is actually not a decision of the judge, but of the regime.

Mzia Amaglobeli, the founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti, was arrested on charges of attacking a police officer. Mzia Amaglobeli is being detained under Article 353 of the Criminal Code, which pertains to assault on a police officer. Amaglobeli was initially detained under administrative law during a protest near the main police department in Batumi, but was released after about two hours. A few minutes after her release, he was detained again.