Georgia must investigate ‘excessive use of force’ against protesters

26 May 2011 Georgian authorities must investigate allegations of excessive use of force by police against anti-government protests in which two people died, Amnesty International said today. Georgian authorities must investigate allegations of excessive use of force by police against anti-government protests in which two people died, Amnesty International said today.Protests in the capital Tbilisi calling for the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili were violently dispersed by riot police officers overnight, scattering about a thousand demonstrators. A policeman and a civilian…

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