461 people have been detained since November 28, more than 300 people were subjected to torture, inhumane and improper treatment during the period of arrest and detention - more than 80 people had to be taken to the hospital, Eka Gigauri, the head of the NGO "Transparency International - Georgia", said at a briefing.

According to her, the judges make decisions on the case of detainees only on the basis of policemen's testimony, and the evidence of the defense side is actually not taken into account.

As Gigauri notes, judges do not allow detainees to talk about their conditions in isolation cells or during detention, and do not interview them about torture. According to her, the judges say that it does not concern them.

"After November 28, more than 460 people have been detained, of which 430 were detained administratively and 31 on criminal charges. More than 300 persons were subjected to torture, inhumane and ill-treatment during the arrest and post-detention period. More than 80 people needed to be taken to the hospital. Approximately, the age of persons ranges from 15 years to 60 years. There are also 10 foreign citizens among those arrested.

Judges mostly use harsh sanctions. Fines range from 2,000 GEL to 3,000 GEL and they also use imprisonment from 4 to 14 days. Due to the overcrowding of the detention centers, in many cases these detained persons are transferred to the detention centers already outside of Tbilisi. Lawyers have to wait for hours to find out the whereabouts of their clients and this is absolutely incredible. We spend too many hours trying to find out where these people are.

Judges make decisions only on the basis of police testimony. Evidence of the defense side is actually not taken into account. In all cases, the judges refuse to send the appropriate notification to the Special Investigation Service, even though they see that the person brought to administrative responsibility shows signs of violence, or at least torture, or inhumane treatment.

Judges do not allow detainees to speak about their conditions in isolation cells or during detention, and do not interview them about torture. The judges say that it does not concern them. On our side, we are documenting these cases and taking appropriate action.

There are 0 policemen charged at this stage. At this stage, there are 92 journalists whose rights have been violated. You know that some of them were physically assaulted by the police representative.

At this stage, what we are seeing is a trend of masked individuals affiliated with the police attacking demonstrators in the areas close to the demonstrations and on the surrounding streets, and there is no proper investigation of these issues. Also, last night we saw that illegal searches of specific individuals are being carried out and once again we declare that this is an act against the law. Regarding these facts, there was no appropriate response from the relevant authorities," Gigauri said.