The protesters were among several thousand opponents of the bill who heeded a call from Georgia’s opposition to stage an all-night protest outside parliament with the intention of preventing lawmakers from entering the building on Monday. However, lawmakers were able to get into the parliament building where the judiciary committee — boycotted by opposition parties — formally approved the legislation in a one-minute session.
Georgian media, citing witnesses, reported that police had pushed protesters away from the service entrances of the parliament building early on Monday, leading to some scuffles. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has vowed to press ahead with the bill despite it having caused some of the largest protests seen in the South Caucasus nation since it won independence from Moscow in 1991.
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