According to the BBC, there is speculation that Georgian law enforcement may have used chemical weapons, created as far back as the First World War period, to disperse protest participants.

During the dispersal of protest actions in Tbilisi in 2024, according to chemical weapons experts, sources in the Georgian police special forces, and medical personnel, law enforcement may have used "kamite" — a combat-grade toxic substance developed during the First World War. This information was published by the BBC Russian Service.