Member of the "Coalition for Change" Elene Khoshtaria, who was administratively detained during a protest near the Parliament, claims that law enforcement officers completely stripped her at the Digomi Main Police Department.

As Khoshtaria wrote on her Facebook page, before that, she was physically assaulted at the police station on Ramishvili Street.

"I always try to avoid imposing my personal emotions or experiences on the public, especially when so many young people have become victims of the regime and torture.

However, this time I decided to share the crime committed during my detention because I am certain that if they treated me this way, they could treat many others even worse. This is neither new nor surprising, but in such cases, speaking out publicly, showing solidarity, and protecting each other are tools of resistance.

In short, after my arrest, at the police station (the one with glass walls on Ramishvili Street), police officers Nino Chkhartishvili and Davit Bolotashvili, after I refused to cooperate, tightly handcuffed my hands behind my back. Then Nino Chkhartishvili and Davit Bolotashvili inflicted injuries on my jaw and teeth. Friends, I didn’t let them break me—I made things difficult for them by singing 'Ole, Ola' loudly, and they couldn’t do anything to me.

An even more humiliating episode happened in Digomi, at the temporary detention facility, where, again against my will, a team called in from the police handcuffed me behind my back. Two police officers (Nino Chkhartishvili, Salome Lashkhia, and another person) held me down, wrestled with me, and completely stripped me. This violent stripping practice is a disgraceful Russian method aimed at degrading a person’s dignity and subjecting them to physical abuse.

I fought back there too, but I imagined all the vulnerable and inexperienced people who fall into their hands. Some are too afraid to speak about it, and others feel ashamed. Clearly, discussing such details is sensitive. However, it is necessary to talk about it, to pursue justice, to hold those responsible accountable, and to eliminate such treatment of human beings.

Once again, I apologize for talking about myself amidst so many other pressing issues, but I felt that this needed to be done, so I overcame my personal discomfort. I am fine—what do I have to complain about when so many innocent people have been locked up in prison for months? Thank you for your support!" Khoshtaria wrote.