Elene Khoshtaria, founder of the Droa party which Gvamaria represented, told CNN that police had stormed their offices on Wednesday. Following the vote, Georgia’s opposition parties said they would boycott parliament. Earlier this year, Levan Khabeishvili, then-chair of the United National Movement – Georgia’s foremost opposition party – said he was brutally beaten by special forces. Khabeishvili told CNN he had since stepped down as party chair, citing the effect the beating had on his health. Asked for comment, Georgia’s interior ministry told CNN that Gvamaria had been arrested over charges relating to “disobedience to the police.”

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