Kavelashvili, presidente eletto della GD, firma una legislazione repressiva

List of the laws that are now in effect (1 GEL ≈ 0.36$):

**Blocking Roads/Entrances:**

– Participants may be fined 5,000 GEL if the police deem insufficient participants to justify the blockage.

– Organizers, if identified, may face a fine of 15,000 GEL.

– Administrative detention of up to 15 days may be imposed instead of a fine.

**Use of Pyrotechnics:**

– Merely attending a protest with pyrotechnics results in a 5,000 GEL fine.

– Organizers may be fined 15,000 GEL if the protest is deemed organized.

– Administrative detention of up to 15 days may apply as an alternative to a fine.

**Laser Devices and High-Intensity Light:**

– Possessing laser devices or high-intensity light sources at protests that disrupt state officials’ activities or equipment leads to a 2,000 GEL fine.

**Covering the Face:**

– Wearing a mask or any face covering during protests results in a 2,000 GEL fine.

**Minors at Protests:**

– Parents of minors who commit offenses under Article 173 (non-compliance with police demands) at protests may be fined 100–300 GEL for inadequate upbringing.

**Traffic Disruptions:**

– Drivers joining a protest march that disrupts traffic face a 1,000 GEL fine and a one-year suspension of their driving license.

**Unauthorized Protest Materials:**

– Placing stencils, inscriptions, or posters without authorization that damage the city’s appearance will incur fines of up to 1,000 GEL.

**Preventive detention:**

– Preventive detention is now allowed based on the assumption that an individual may reoffend, even without committing an offense.

– Detention can last for up to 48 hours.

– Challenging the detention requires going through three levels of court, which is a lengthy process.

– If the challenge is successful, compensation of up to 150 GEL may be provided.