July 5 case - Court sentences 7 to year in prison for attacking reporters at Tbilisi

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July 5 case - Court sentences 7 to year in prison for attacking reporters at Tbilisi

06-04-2022 12:14

Tbilisi City Court has sentenced 7 people to a year in prison for attacking TV Pirveli cameraman Levan Bregvadze, Interpressnews agency photo reporter Giorgi Nikolishvili and 1 more individual at the rally of July 5, 2021.

Irakli Tsignadze, Bakar Maisuradze, Nikoloz Dadvani, Mukhran Dadvani, Tornike Gabeliani and Davit Kochiashvili were sentenced to 1 year in prison, while Vano Burduli will be imprisoned for 1 year and 6 months.

The sentencing are the latest round of court decisions against participants of the attacks on media. A total of 27 individuals were detained following the events in which they targeted journalists and cameramen.

Out of 27 detainees, the Tbilisi City Court found all 27 guilty, 26 of whom have been sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, and one of whom was fined 5,000 GEL. The case has 56 victims, including 47 journalists.

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