In a statement from the EU Commission, there is "credible concern for torture and inhumane treatment" against the hundreds arrested during the recent demonstrations against the government in Tbilisi.
The EU wants to see investigations and is urging the ruling party Georgian Dream to de-escalate. At the same time, they are warning that "further measures" will be considered at the next foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels on Monday.
However, it seems that Hungary wants to stop this discussion already beforehand.
A proposal for sanctions against the country's interior minister and two responsible police chiefs is condemned by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.
If such a proposal is put forward, we will naturally veto it, says Szijjarto after talks with his Georgian counterpart Maka Botjorisjvili in Budapest on Tuesday, according to the AFP news agency.
