Tbilisi City Court imposed two days of administrative detention on Nino Saghiridze for standing on the sidewalk. The decision was delivered by Judge Tornike Kapanadze.
Elene Gelashvili, a participant in the ongoing protest, was also subjected to two days of administrative detention for standing on the sidewalk. The decision was delivered by Judge Zviad Tsekvava. The Ministry of Internal Affairs alleged that, on 18 December, Gelashvili had obstructed pedestrian movement on the sidewalk in front of Parliament. Elene Gelashvili was detained by police in the courtyard of the Agricultural University.
The administrative offence reports were drawn up under a provision that provides for administrative detention of up to 15 days as a sanction, and up to 20 days in the case of an organizer. Repeated commission of an offence under the same provision entails criminal liability and is punishable by imprisonment for up to one year.