14-05-2026
Tbilisi
Natia Chelidze Subjected to Two Days of Administrative Detention in Case Concerning the Artificial Blocking of a Roadway
Judge Tornike Kapanadze of Tbilisi City Court imposed two days of administrative detention on protest participant Natia Chelidze for blocking a roadway. The Ministry of Internal Affairs alleged that Chelidze had blocked the roadway in front of Parliament on 31 January.
The case concerns Article 174¹(10) of the Code of Administrative Offences, which covers the artificial blocking of a roadway and the creation of an obstruction to pedestrian movement on the sidewalk. The provision provides for administrative detention of up to 15 days, and up to 20 days in the case of an organizer. Repeated violation of the same provision entails criminal liability.
14-05-2026
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Administrative Detention | Detention
Court | Ministry of Interior
Tbilisi