An activist from the opposition United National Movement (UNM) party in Batumi was attacked on June 21.

Levan Tetemadze, who was attacked and beaten by unknown men in the center of Batumi, was hospitalized with injuries to his face and head.

In a separate incident, an activist from Free Zone, a group affiliated with UNM party, said he was attacked late on June 19 in the town of Zugdidi in Samegrelo region. Levan Toria, who had bloodstains on his face, told journalists at the scene of the incident that he was attacked by a group of Georgian Dream activists when he was on his way back to home. He specifically pointed the finger at an activist from GD’s youth movement in Zugdidi; the latter denied any involvement. The police are investigating both of these cases.