Five Georgia opposition leaders charged with ‘coup’ attempt after protests | Elections News

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The arrests followed clashes on Saturday, as many opposition parties boycotted local elections.

Georgian prosecutors on Monday charged five opposition leadership figures with attempting to overthrow the government, after protests on Saturday culminated in clashes between police and demonstrators in the country’s capital Tbilisi.

The country’s interior ministry said that 13 people had been detained in connection with the unrest.