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Opposition rally in Tbilisi over in peace
28.09.2007 20:29 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The rally in Tbilisi held to protest the detainment
of opposition party leader Irakli Okruashvili is over. Before breaking
up, the demonstrators announced formation of a committee for national
salvation, which will work out a peaceful plan for power shift in the
country.
Some demonstrators called for a `rose revolution’ unless President
Mikhael Saakashvili resigns.
However, the rally initiators decided to sustain a pause for several
days, Novosti Georgia reports.
Irakli Okruashvili, who went into opposition to President Mikhael
Saakashvili, was detained in Tbilisi September 27. He is accused under
4 articles of the Georgian Penal Code: extortion, money laundering,
abuse of authority and office negligence.
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