The Tbilisi City Court has sentenced two special forces officers convicted of beating protester Zviad Maisashvili to five years in prison each. In addition, they were barred from professional activity for three years.
The officers attacked Zviad Maisashvili at dawn on November 30, 2024, during the dispersal of a protest on Rustaveli Avenue. Widely circulated video footage shows around ten masked officers in black tactical gear beating him: one kicks him in the ribs, a second kicks him in the face, and a third delivers another blow as the victim attempts to raise himself to call for help. As a result of the assault, he sustained a concussion and a fractured nose.
Zviad Maisashvili was officially granted victim status eight months after the incident.
