Friday, August 15, 2008

Georgia's Dark Side - "...of particular concern...constitutional changes...executive authority at the cost of the legislative and judicial branches


Georgian police outside the Tbilisi prison on March 27 (Interpressnews)
This is a report from Radio Free Europe. This is 2006. The previous government was removed in 2003. I don't want to hear it, okay? If a country incarcerates enough people then there are no riots !
Georgian police on March 27 used force to suppress a prison riot that purportedly aimed at aiding the escape of thousands of inmates. The authorities claim what they describe as an aborted jailbreak was part of plans to destabilize the country. They also suggest the criminal underworld and the opposition have a common interest in the alleged conspiracy. This is not the first time the government and its allies have leveled such accusations. But they have become more frequent lately, as the country's leaders face mounting domestic criticism.
PRAGUE, March 29, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- It took security forces some three hours to quell the riot at Tbilisi's Prison No. 5....