Georgian opposition leader shows off bruises after he says he was beaten by police at demonstration over new law [Video]

The leader of the opposition in Georgia has appeared in parliament heavily bandaged and with bruises he said were caused by the police.

Levan Khabeishvili, leader of the United National Movement party, spoke out on Wednesday after protests against a new law turned violent.

His party said he was badly beaten leaving him with concussion, broken facial bones and missing four teeth.

It comes as lawmakers tussled in parliament amid the the second reading of a bill on “foreign agents” that has sparked weeks of protest and the violent police crackdown.

Georgian television showed commotion in the chamber with one pro-government deputy seen throwing a book at opposition legislators, while others shouted and physically confronted opponents.

The country’s security forces used water cannon, tear gas and stun grenades against protesters outside parliament on Tuesday, sharply escalating the crackdown after lawmakers debated the bill viewed by the opposition and Western nations …