The Batumi City Court has fined several protesters 5,000 GEL each for an administrative offense, including Elene Khoshtaria, the leader of the political party "Droa".

The cases were reviewed by judges Salikh Shainidze and Aleksandre Goguadze.

Neither Elene Khoshtaria nor her legal representative attended the hearing.

Additionally, the hearing for one of the protesters was postponed.

Elene Khoshtaria was arrested on January 12 under administrative charges while attempting to place a sticker near the Government House of Adjara.

Meanwhile, the protesters fined today were accused by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of blocking a pedestrian crossing on the night of January 31.