FORMER Rangers hero Shota Arveladze has been caught up in the violent protests in his homeland of Georgia after insisting he had to go and demonstrate with his countrymen.

Arveladze spent four years at Rangers and won five major trophies with the Ibrox side until 2005 and later went into management and had a spell as Hull City boss.

He's now back in his homeland after his last job as manager of Turkish outfit Fatih Karagumruk ended and he explained why he decided to join the thousands of Georgian people protesting against Prime Minister Kobakhidze's decision to delay joining the EU for another three years, which has escalated into serious disorder after four nights of violence in the capital Tbilisi.

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Arveladze said: "When I saw what was happening, I couldn't imagine not joining the people and protesting.

"What is happening here is terrible. There are people here who are supposed to protect you deliberately injuring the sick and needy.

"Why have 300,000 people left Georgia? Why do countless people come out and protest after any decision of the government?

"It's a disgusting situation in this country and I wanted to show my support for the people of Georgia like everyone else here."