Tbilisi. The Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center has released a statement on the incident in Kobuleti. "On September 10, the local residents in Kobuleti have protested against the construction of a boarding house by the Muslim community and have slaughtered a pig in front of the building entrance, while they have hanged the cut-off head of the animal on the building door. ... Heads of the boarding house were experiencing continued insult and obstruction of activities by the specific/identifiable group, and there are clear elements of crime foreseen under Article 156 of the Criminal Code (persecution), thus requiring timely and effective investigation by the law-enforcement authorities. Further, to prevent religious confrontation and conflict on the spot, the police must undertake effective preventive measures", says the statement.

Source: emc.org.ge