Official charges pressed on 'Rioni Gorge Guard' Irakli Mukbaniani

Irakli Mukbaniani, who was detained after his alleged assault on a police officer at the Anti-Namakhvani HPP rally site, has been officially charged. 

Mukbaniani now faces the charges of assaulting a police officer. 

Perpetrators of similar offenses are sent to jail for four to seven years. 

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia released a statement after the 'Rioni Gorge Guard' was detained. 

Locals claimed that police opened fire when detaining the 'Rioni Gorge Guard.'