Opposition Notifies Municipality on Further Protest Plans

The opposition parties behind the ongoing protest rallies formally notified the Tbilisi Mayor’s Office on May 21 about with their intention to continue rallies at least till June 26.

According to the law an organizer of demonstration has to notify a local municipality in advance about the plans. Notification is not formally an appeal for a permit to hold the demonstration. But a local municipality, according to the law, can reject organizer’s notification about their intention to hold a demonstration in case other event is already planned at a venue indicated by organizer.

Previously the opposition notified the Tbilisi Mayor’s Office about their intention to hold rallies till May 26. No objections were made by the Tbilisi municipality, indicating that the authorities would not go ahead with the plans to hold a traditional annual military parade outside the Parliament – key protest venue – to mark the Independence Day on May 26.

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