"Georgian prosecutors on Monday charged five opposition leadership figures with attempting to overthrow the government, after protests on Saturday culminated in clashes between police and demonstrators in the country's capital Tbilisi. The country's interior ministry said that 13 people had been detained in connection with the unrest. list of 3 itemsend of list Tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators rallied at Freedom Square in Tbilisi on Saturday, as the country of 3.7 million people voted in local elections."
"However, a smaller group of protesters attempted to enter the presidential palace minutes before polls closed. They were repelled by riot police using gas and water cannon. The interior ministry said on Saturday it had opened an investigation into calls to violently alter Georgia's constitutional order or overthrow state authority while Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze vowed more opposition arrests Sunday in what he termed an attempted coup. He told journalists that no one will go unpunished"
Five opposition figures were charged with attempting to overthrow the government after clashes in Tbilisi during local elections. The interior ministry said 13 people were detained in connection with the unrest. Tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators rallied at Freedom Square while major opposition blocs largely boycotted the vote. A smaller group attempted to enter the presidential palace minutes before polls closed and were repelled by riot police using gas and water cannon. Charges carry a maximum nine-year sentence. Opera singer Paata Burchuladze was among those arrested after reading a declaration claiming power returns to the people.
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