“I stay strong and want to show it to you as well. I will not stop fighting because of my health issues. I will fight till the end to take my little eye back.” -Mako Gomuri
Russian Orthodox communist MP Sergei Gavrilov visit georgia.
Opposition MPs in Georgia's parliament called for protests in response to his decision to deliver a speech in Russian from the speaker's seat.
about 10,000 protesters later breached the police cordon in Tbilisi, demanding the resignation of the parliamentary speaker and other senior officials.
Police used rubber bullets and tear gas as protesters stormed the parliament in the capital Tbilisi.
On Thursday, some 240 people were injured in protests in Georgia. Two young lost their eye. The protests were ignited by the appearance of a Russian MP in the country's parliament.
Those who came to the building of the Georgian parliament on the evening of June 20 were outraged by the fact that Gavrilov had previously advocated the independence of Abkhazia.
However, in 2008, Gavrilov, among other Russian MPs, voted to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
When Georgia declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, separatist conflicts erupted in the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
In August 2008, Georgia attempted to recapture South Ossetia. Russia poured troops in, ousting Georgian forces and only halting the advance within striking distance of Tbilisi.
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