Georgia: Justice and accountability require more than criminal charges against five police officers for assaulting protesters

Responding to news that five law enforcement officers in Georgia have been arrested and charged over attacks in 2024 on three people attending anti-government protests, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Deputy Director, said: “Accountability for the widespread abusive use of force by police against peaceful protesters, journalists and government critics during […] The post Georgia: Justice and accountability require more than criminal charges against five