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    PanARMENIAN.Net

    Rally being dispersed in Tbilisi
    28.09.2007 18:22 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ A mass rally is taking place in Tbilisi in support
    of former Defense Minister, leader of the Movement for United Georgia
    Irakli Okruashvili, who was arrested yesterday on accusation of
    corruption. The demonstrators blocked traffic at Rustaveli Avenue. A
    statement issued by the disgraced ex-minister was read for some 5
    thousand people who gathered at the parliament building. Okruashvili
    thanked his supporters called `not to be afraid of the authorities.'

    Koki Guntsadze, one of the leaders of the Movement said they will
    demand resignation of the President and dismissal of parliament.

    Meanwhile, policemen with batons are rushing towards Rustaveli
    Avenue. Several ambulances and fire engines have already arrived at
    the site, Lenta.ru reports.

    Irakli Okruashvili, who went into opposition to President Mikhael
    Saakashvili, was detained in Tbilisi September 27. He is accused under
    4 articles of the Georgian Penal Code: extortion, money laundering,
    abuse of authority and office negligence.
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