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Georgian Police arrest five more over October 4 events, bringing total to 23

08 October 2025 00:52 (UTC +04:00)

Four more people have been arrested in connection with the October 4 election-day unrest in downtown Tbilisi, Deputy Interior Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze announced at a late-night briefing on October 7, adding that a search was underway for three others, APA reports citing Civil.ge.

An hour later, the ministry announced one more arrest, bringing the total number of detainees to 23.

The ministry arrested 13 people on October 6. Five organizers had been arrested earlier, in the early hours of October 5, and were placed in pretrial detention on October 7.

“Employees of Georgia’s Interior Ministry continue investigative actions to identify and bring to justice other individuals involved in the crime,” Darakhvelidze said, adding that “complex investigative activities are ongoing in this criminal case.” The newly detained individuals have been identified by activists as Vladimer Gvelesiani, Mamuka Laguchidze, Nika Gventsadze, and Koba Epitashvili. A fifth suspect, identified only by the initials N.S., has not yet been named.