Saba Skhvitaridze speaks about the tense situation in Rustavi Prison No. 6

"Coalition for Change" member Saba Skhvitaridze, who is serving his sentence in Rustavi strict regime Prison No. 6, states in a letter circulated on social media that the situation in the facility is tense. According to Skhvitaridze, prisoners are being provoked and having 10-12 years added to their sentences. Interpressnews+5

Skhvitaridze writes that a prisoner was beaten near his cell, the sounds of which fighting and beating he could hear. According to his report, one of the prisoners cut their veins. According to the letter, some of the prisoners were transferred to another prison, while others were placed in a de-escalation room. Interpressnews+5

According to information from Saba Skhvitaridze, a portion of the prisoners have started a hunger strike. They are demanding the immediate dismissal of the employees present in the circulated footage and for the Public Defender to visit all hunger-striking prisoners. Interpressnews+2