[Regnum] There was shooting near the Abkhazian parliament, there are wounded, Sputnik Abkhazia reported on December 19, citing the deputy prosecutor general of the republic.
“An investigative task force has arrived at the scene,” the agency’s Telegram channel said.
Later, TASS, citing a source in the country's Prosecutor General's Office, reported that, according to preliminary information, two deputies were wounded as a result of the shooting - Kan Kvarchia and Vakhtang Golandzia. The identities of the organizers of the shooting have not yet been established.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, protests began in Abkhazia on November 15. Opposition supporters broke into the buildings of the government complex and seized them. They opposed the ratification of the agreement on investment cooperation with Russia, fearing that Russian business would displace Abkhazian businessmen, and demanded the resignation of the president.
At that time, the country's president, Aslan Bzhania, called the opposition's actions anti-Russian. According to him, the demonstrators distorted the essence of the investment agreement. On November 19, the head of state agreed to his resignation and wrote a statement.
On November 18, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov stated that bilateral relations between Russia and Abkhazia are an important priority of Russian policy, and therefore the Kremlin is in favor of a speedy normalization of the situation in the republic.
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According to the publication, a dispute broke out between the deputies at a committee meeting. After a verbal altercation, deputy Adgur Kharazia pulled out a pistol and fired in the direction of deputy Kan Kvarchia. MP Vakhtang Golandzia tried to separate the participants of the incident and received a fatal wound to the head.
Suspect Kharaziya fled the scene. Kvarchia, who received a tangential wound to the head and a through-and-through wound to the shoulder, is in intensive care.
The republic has announced the Interception plan, and measures are being taken to detain the suspect.
"The traffic police posts along the Psou-Ingur highway have been reinforced, and the state border zones are also being monitored. The operational activities involve employees of the Sukhum City Department of Internal Affairs, the Gulripsh District Department of Internal Affairs, and the security forces of the central office of the department," the agency reported, citing the Abkhazian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, protests began in the republic on November 15. Opposition supporters broke into the buildings of the government complex and seized them. They opposed the ratification of the agreement on investment cooperation with Russia, fearing that Russian business would displace Abkhazian businessmen, and demanded the resignation of the president.
At that time, the country's president, Aslan Bzhania, called the opposition's actions anti-Russian. According to him, the demonstrators distorted the essence of the investment agreement. On November 19, the head of state agreed to his resignation and wrote a statement.