TBILISI, March 10. /TASS/. Initiators of the American version of the draft law on foreign agents asked the Georgian parliament to withdraw the initiative, and the request has been granted, Parliament’s Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Friday.

"We take note of the request of the initiators to withdraw the bill, which concerns the so-called translation of the American FARA [Foreign Agents Registration Act], and it is withdrawn," he said.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on March 7-8 after lawmakers had passed the first reading of the bill. Over 130 people were detained in the two days of protests.

In February, the country’s parliament registered a Georgian version of the foreign agent bill and a translation of the US foreign agent law. According to the Georgian version, media outlets may be designated as foreign agents but the initiative does not cover individuals.

The US version applies to both entities and individuals, and also introduces criminal liability. Georgia’s parliament has sent the domestic version of the bill to the Venice Commission for examination.