Protests erupted outside Georgian parliament buildings immediately following police raids on two nightclubs in Tbilisi in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 12, according to local media.
Police raided two popular nightclubs in the Georgian capital and arrested eight suspects in relation to drug crimes after five deaths were suspected of being related to the drug mephedrone.
Demonstrators claimed that police had used excessive force during the raids, and gathered again on May 12 to protest. Credit: Baptiste Bourgeois via Storyful
