EU Ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczynski spoke with journalists. He expressed his shock over a hunger strike by Kalbatoni Mzia from Batumi.
The ambassador said he was upset about the treatment of Kalbatoni Mzia, who has been on hunger strike for 16 days. She is accused of attacking a policeman and is being held in pre-trial detention.
This situation is unusual because there have been many cases where people were beaten by masked men, but no one was charged. The EU ambassador thinks this is wrong.
The European Union wants to help Georgia succeed. However, they are not yet united on what actions to take. The ambassador hopes that the EU will be able to find a solution and impose sanctions if necessary.
There has been violence on the streets of Tbilisi and other cities in Georgia for 60 days. People have been intimidated and hurt by authorities. This is unacceptable, according to the ambassador. He believes that the government should try to resolve the current crisis.
The case of Kalbatoni Mzia is particularly disturbing. She was arrested and charged with a crime after allegedly attacking a policeman. The ambassador thinks this is unfair, as there have been many cases where people were beaten by authorities without being held accountable.
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