Thousands protest after Georgian PM vows to pass ‘foreign agent’ bill | VOA News

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze vowed Sunday to push ahead with a law on "foreign agents" that has sparked a political crisis, after opponents of the bill rallied in one of the largest protests seen since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Kobakhidze told a televised briefing that the ruling Georgian Dream party would secure passage of the bill in a third reading this week, and threatened protesters with prosecution if they resort to violence.

Georgia's opposition has called on opponents of the bill to stage on all-night protest outside parliament to prevent lawmakers from entering the building Monday, when they are due to begin debating the bill's third reading.

(Reuters)

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