Police Clash with Youth Movement Activists

(Tbilisi, August 6, 2003, Civil Georgia) – At least two members of the Kmara (Enough) youth movement were injured, as the police beat up the movement’s activists today, which tried to hold a protest rally in front of the Energy Ministry.

The peaceful demonstration, protesting against the entry of the Russian state-owned power giant Unified Energy Systems (UES) in Georgia, was me!
t with the police cordon near the Energy Ministry building and prevented the protesters to rally in front of the Ministry.

Meanwhile, chief of the UES Anatoly Chubais, which arrived in Tbilisi today, held talks with the Georgian Energy Minister Davit Mirtskhulava. After the talks Chubais met with the State Minister Avtandil Jorbenadze. At the moment Chubais holds talks with President Shevardnadze. Kmara activists intend to hold a protest rally near the Tbilisi-Marriot Hotel, where Anatoly Chubais intends to hold a press conference this evening.

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