On the night of June 20, an unprecedented number of law enforcers was mobilized at the Rustaveli Avenue. The government mobilized 15,000 law enforcers to oppose one of the largest protests.
Policemen at the occupation line were ordered to get out of the checkpoints on 20 June and they were thrown to Tbilisi. The law enforcers protecting the Georgian population from Russian occupants have confronted their own people in Tbilisi on June 20.
The officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia provided the information to the opposition leaders on the condition of keeping confidentiality. It is proved that the government has been bringing the riot police and police officers from almost every region on Gavrilov`s night.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has denied in writing that the Special Forces have been taken out of the occupation line, but Giorgi Gakhria himself admitted the fact at one of the briefings.The Ministry of Internal Affairs also reports that on the night of Gavrilov, 5,000 policemen participated in the dispersal of the protesters, which was in full compliance with the number of demonstrators. The confidential sources of the "Courier" claim differently.At the rally there were 100 shooters, including snipers who targeted the orange bullets. Giorgi Kakhichashvili, Head of the Department of Tasks ordered the shooting.
Since the beginning of the raid, Giorgi Gakharia, his first deputy Kakha Sabanadze and the head of the Special State Protection Service Anzor Chubinidze were present in the Parliament. All the commanders of the Special Forces gave instructions when to shoot at people. Precise data cannot be established yet, but according to the opposition, more than 10 thousand shots were fired on Gavrilov`s night, including 4 types of bullets and pepper gas. The opposition is convinced that the decision to arrange a bloody night could not be taken by Anzor Chubinidze and the order came from Ivanishvili.The demonstration took a very big and dangerous character for the government.