Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia detained several people protesting against the arrival of the Astoria Grande passenger liner from Russia to the Georgian city of Batumi, according to Georgian TV channel Formula, APA reports citing TASS.
People were detained under administrative orders due to fights with police officers stationed in the port for the safety of vacationers. Late at night, opposition party representatives began to gather in Batumi near the harbor. They claim that persons on board the liner support Russia’s war in Ukraine.