Georgia ‘s prosecutors on Monday charged five opposition figures with plotting government overthrow following Saturday’s protests, which erupted into clashes between police and demonstrators in the South Caucasus capital of the 3.7 million-strong country.

Georgian opposition supporters rallied in central Tbilisi on Saturday, with some leaders promising a “peaceful revolution” on the day of local elections that were boycotted by the largest opposition blocs.

Minutes before polls closed, a smaller group of protesters attempted to seize the presidential palace, before being repelled by riot police using gas and water cannon.

The charges against the five men carry a maximum prison sentence of nine years. Officials have said the protests represented an attempt to seize power.

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