Georgia announces national emergency
Wednesday evening Georgian President Mikhael Saakashvili signed a decree on establishment of state of emergency in Tbilisi.
The measure has followed an attempt of coup d'etat, State Minister Zurab Noghaideli said.
"The edict imposes limitations on conduction of demonstrations and calls for violence, shift in power and organization of disorders," he said.
Mr Noghaideli said the state of emergency will cover Tbilisi only. At that "freedom of speech is not limited" while "usual media work" will be resumed after the order in the republic is established. However, national emergency spear all over Georgia on Wednesday night.
Minister of Economic Development Giorgi Arveladze said the terms of the edict will expire in 15 days.
Rustavi 2 private TV channel said good-bye to its audience and promised to return in two weeks. Earlier, special forces occupied the office of another TV channel - Imedi - belonging to entrepreneur Badri Patarkatsishvili, Lenta.ru reports.
The measure has followed an attempt of coup d'etat, State Minister Zurab Noghaideli said.
"The edict imposes limitations on conduction of demonstrations and calls for violence, shift in power and organization of disorders," he said.
Mr Noghaideli said the state of emergency will cover Tbilisi only. At that "freedom of speech is not limited" while "usual media work" will be resumed after the order in the republic is established. However, national emergency spear all over Georgia on Wednesday night.
Minister of Economic Development Giorgi Arveladze said the terms of the edict will expire in 15 days.
Rustavi 2 private TV channel said good-bye to its audience and promised to return in two weeks. Earlier, special forces occupied the office of another TV channel - Imedi - belonging to entrepreneur Badri Patarkatsishvili, Lenta.ru reports.
