Georgian opposition leader detained by police

The leader of one of Georgia's four main opposition parties has been detained by police after being beaten unconscious in the capital Tbilisi, his party said on Wednesday, Report informs via Reuters.

The party said that Gvaramia, a 48-year-old lawyer turned politician, had been "thrown into a detention car as he was physically assaulted and unconscious".

The police did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment, and there was no immediate response to the assertion by the authorities, who have faced six nights of protests against a government decision to suspend talks on the country joining the European Union.