Lazare Grigoriadis, who was recently released from prison through an act of pardon released by President Salome Zourabichvili, was arrested at the rally in front of the Parliament.

Tamta Kalandadze, his mother, confirmed the information. Further details are unknown at this time.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a statement that “the ongoing action in the vicinity of the legislative body exceeded the norms established by the assembly and demonstration law and took on a violent nature”. As the agency says the participants of the rally damaged the protective fences located in the vicinity of Parliament.