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(The country) Georgia's opposition comes under attack as leader is dragged from HQ
A Georgian opposition leader has been dragged from his party office by police and others have been physically attacked, after the prime minister vowed that organisers of a week of pro-EU protests, which he called "violent actions", would face justice.
Nika Gvaramia, 48, a leader from one of four opposition groups, was carried by his arms and legs by police from his party HQ in a side street next to parliament in the capital Tbilisi.
Other leaders were later ambushed after they met at a hotel and decided to push for a general strike.
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"Politicians who organised violence but hid in offices will not be able to evade responsibility for the events that have unfolded over the past days," he warned, accusing protesters of spreading "liberal fascism".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyj2e57r70o
Nika Gvaramia, 48, a leader from one of four opposition groups, was carried by his arms and legs by police from his party HQ in a side street next to parliament in the capital Tbilisi.
Other leaders were later ambushed after they met at a hotel and decided to push for a general strike.
...
"Politicians who organised violence but hid in offices will not be able to evade responsibility for the events that have unfolded over the past days," he warned, accusing protesters of spreading "liberal fascism".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyj2e57r70o
"Liberal fascism" - you know that's a bad guy when he says that.