On January 24, 2022, information and video footage were released showing violence against a minor with disabilities. The video showed a police officer beating a boy in the metro. People nearby explained that the minor was nonverbal. “Is he deaf and mute?! Should I make him talk now?!” — the officer said as he physically assaulted the citizen. Another officer could be seen watching the violence indifferently. The next day, both police officers were arrested.

Despite this, on January 25, citizens gathered in two places in Tbilisi — near the “Georgian Dream” party office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs — to protest police violence. They argued that the problem was systemic and would not be solved by arresting two officers. “What happens when the doors are closed?”, “No to violence” — read the banners. That day, activist Nata Peradze was detained for posting stickers near the Ministry.

Protests continued the next day. On January 26, during a rally near the main office of the “Georgian Dream” party, UNM member and MP Levan Khabeishvili called the system “torturous” and demanded that Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri take political responsibility. Similar protests were held near police buildings in Batumi, Gori, and Telavi.

On January 29, citizens gathered again near the statue of Rustaveli, holding various signs, including “No to violence!”, “We are not mute!”, and “Solidarity makes us stronger.”

On July 29, a jury found police officer Nukri Bakradze guilty of assaulting a 17-year-old youth with disabilities at Isani metro station on January 23, 2022, and sentenced him to five years in prison.