Thursday, November 8 2018 14:12

ArmInfo.Opposition activist Remo Poghosyan was hospitalized with two wounds in the head.

According to Jnews portal, Remo Poghosyan, who used to be an activist  of the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia, and now is an activist of the  United National Movement, says that the day before he fell and was  injured.

Meanwhile, the chief of staff of the united opposition "Strength in  Unity" Ashot Raisyan, said that their activist was beaten for  political reasons.

Remo Poghosyan appeared during the incident on the day of the visit  of the independent presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili to  Akhalkalaki on October 2. He then told journalists that Zurabishvili  has no right to be the president of Georgia. Remo Poghosyan was also  one of the respondents in the PostScript program of the Rustavi-2  channel, which spoke about the clan and corruption system with the  participation of MP Henzel Mkoyan.

To note this is not the first incident involving the Armenians of  Georgia. October 30, a group of supporters of the ruling party  "Georgian Dream", armed with bats and batons, she attacked the  campaign headquarters, brutally beating up four opposition activists.  They all needed medical attention.

The association noted that the brother of the deputy from the ruling  party, Enzel Mkoyan, led the physical violence against the  oppositionists. After the incident, the opposition took the  initiative to deprive Mkoyan of immunity and deputy mandate, and to  initiate a case against him. In response, the Chairman of the  Parliament, Irakli Kobakhidze, on behalf of the ruling party  expressed full support for Mkoyan and said that he is a worthy member  of their team.

The Interior Ministry noted that the beating of the opposition was  preceded by an incident at one of the Akhalkalaki gas stations.  According to investigators, on the night of October 30, the "Strength  in unity" supporters disrupted the posters of the Georgian  presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili, who is supported by the  ruling party and insulted a gas station employee.

On November 2, the General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia brought  charges against the case to five residents of the region. Three of  them are relatives of Henzel Mkoyan, his son Karapet, brother Martun  and nephew Edward. However, already on November 6, all the defendants  were released on bail each of three thousand lari (more than $  1,000).