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"Hochman doesn't seem to want to listen or engage with us," the brothers' cousin Tamara Goodell told US media.

"We're seeing a very quick depletion of what we have in our warehouses," said communications director Tamara al-Rifai.

"Georgia currently is ruled by an oligarch who has a very Russian agenda," says Tamara Arveladze, 26, who has joined the protests in the capital Tbilisi almost every day, to fight what she sees as Ivanishvili's overwhelming influence.

Tamara's boyfriend has had his driving license revoked for a year and could face a jail term for swearing at police.

Last month, Tamara and her boyfriend were caught up in an incident which was captured on mobile phones and went viral.