During the rally in front of parliament, 18 people were detained for administrative offences. These persons were detained under articles 173 (disobedience to the police) and 166 (disorderly conduct),” the ministry said in a statement.
It also said that all entrances to the parliament buildings have been unblocked, allowing the legislature to work without problems.
Riot police officers had to use a water cannon to disperse protesters who had been blocking the entrances to the Georgian parliament building.
Earlier in the day, Rustavi 2 broadcaster reported that Georgia’s Patrol Police Department started dismantling the tents that opposition supporters had set up near the parliament building in Tbilisi and transferring them to the pavement.
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