Georgia: Scuffles break out in Parliament over cameraman's death

By Sharon Braithwaite and Martin Goillandeau, CNN
Updated 8:46 PM ET, Mon July 12, 2021
A demonstrator holds a rainbow flag at a rally in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 6, in support of people who were injured when members of violent groups disrupted a Pride march the day before.
(CNN)Police in Georgia were forced to eject dozens of people from Parliament after journalists and opposition lawmakers tried to force their way into the lower house in protest of a news cameraman's death, according to agency video footage and reports.
Protesters were demanding Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili resign following the death of 37-year-old Alexander Lashkarava. The cameraman was "found dead at home by his mother" Sunday, six days after he was severely beaten by demonstrators trying to block an LGBTQ pride event in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, his employer, TV Pirveli, reported.

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