Shota Utiashvili mengataka beberapa pria bersenjata Abkhazia melepaskan tembakan ke arah aktivis organisasi non-pemerintah Georgia setelah mereka mengadakan taklimat sebagai protes terhadap pemilihan umum yang dijadwalkan berlangsung 4 Maret.
Shota Utiashvili said Abkhaz gunmen opened fire on activists from a Georgian non-governmental organisation after they held a media briefing in protest against the elections due on March 4.