Opposition activists arrested in GeorgiaMarch 24, 2009 - 11:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgian police arrested 10 opposition activists on suspicion of illegally buying firearms, authorities said.Opposition leaders, however, accused police of planting weapons at the homes of some of the activists so they could be arrested. Former parliamentary Speaker Nino Burdzhanadze said Monday that police arrested 10 activists of her United Georgia party, including her husband's driver. She accused President Mikheil Saakashvili of "terrorizing" his opponents and said weapons were planted at the homes of at least two of the activists. Burdzhanadze, a former Saakashvili supporter who will likely run in the 2013 presidential election, created the opposition party in late November. The Interior Ministry said the arrests late Sunday followed weeks of surveillance. Police accused the suspects of illegally buying firearms. Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili said Burdzhanadze had "politicized" the arrests, AP reports. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |