Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded an end to police violence.

The march on the 563rd day of daily protests in Tbilisi took place under the slogan "Together against violence and impunity." Participants demanded an end to the practice of violence against detainees.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, supporters of Georgia's European integration on the 562nd day of continuous protests came to parliament with the unwavering demand for the release of prisoners of conscience.

"Together against violence and impunity"—under this slogan, protesters marched from the Philharmonic Hall.

The traditional Saturday march today is linked to footage shown on TV Pirveli, which shows law enforcement officers beating citizens at a police station.

The marchers carry banners with the slogans: "The system must collapse," "14 bloody years," and "Who should we turn to when the police use violence?!"

They also hold photos of citizens injured during the protest, against whom, according to them, the police used violence. "Fight to the end!" - the protesters chanted, Interpressnews reports.

Those who gathered on the 563rd day of daily protests held posters with portraits of people who suffered from police violence during the protest, Publika writes.

Those who gathered walked along the roadway with flags and posters, according to the video attached to the publication.

The system is failing, and no matter how much the Ministry of Internal Affairs tries to convince us that all this is an isolated, episodic incident of violence, we all know very well that in reality this is a systematic practice of torture that has taken root in the Georgian police and in its units, said Giga Lemonjava, a representative of the Opposition Alliance.

He emphasized that cruel treatment was used in the Kobuleti police department, while the Adjara police chief was Grigol Beselia, based on whose testimony journalist Mzia Amaglobeli is in prison. "Does anyone believe that the Adjara police chief didn't know what was happening at the Kobuleti police station? Of course not. Therefore, this system of torture must end," Georgia Online quotes him as saying.

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TV Pirveli published video footage and reported that police officers were forwarding recordings of people being tortured to a general chat. According to the channel, the person who hacked this chat and downloaded files to expose the system was detained. According to the channel's information, "this happened in the police station, and it is impossible for other employees not to know about it." and management." As the detainee's mother told TV Pirveli, police officers "burn cigarettes on citizens (extinguish them on their bodies) and strip people naked," Tbilisi Life writes.

Soon after the footage was published, the Ministry of Internal Affairs released a statement acknowledging the incidents of violence described, but stating that they occurred in the summer of 2022 in the Adjara region. They involved officers from the Imereti Police Department who were on a business trip to Kobuleti. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the crime was discovered in February 2026, and the individuals in question were detained on February 23, the publication states.

Protesters in Georgia have been demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners since November 28, 2024. Security forces carried out violent dispersals of the protests, using tear gas and water cannons, and detained protesters. Thousands of people were subjected to administrative prosecution during the protests. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report "The Main Thing About the Persecution of Protesters in Georgia".