The court upheld Goga Khaindrava’s lawsuit and ordered ‘Formula’ to pay 10,000 GEL
On July 14, the Tbilisi City Court upheld the civil lawsuit of Giorgi (Goga) Khaindrava, a director and supporter of "Georgian Dream," against the television company "Formula." The decision was made by Judge Liana Kazhashvili. The court ordered "Formula" to pay 10,000 GEL on the grounds of causing "moral damage" and instructed it to retract on its own air the "information defaming the name, honor, and dignity" of the plaintiff.
Administrative body | Court | Ministry of Internal Affairs
Persecution based on professional grounds
Incident Type:
Legal incident→Fines
TV Host Vakho Sanaia Fined Over Social Media Posts
Tbilisi City Court Judge Tornike Kochkian has fined Vakho Sanaia, a journalist and TV host for the "Formula" television company, 6,000 GEL for opinions he expressed on a social network. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) accused the journalist of insulting state political officials. Social media posts published by Vakho Sanaia regarding the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, and Member of Parliament, Lado Bozhadze, were ruled to be administrative offenses.
Misho Martashvili, a camera operator and the third ‘Formula’ employee, has been summoned to the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia
Within the scope of the criminal case launched against the "Formula" television company, a third employee of the channel, camera operator Misho Martashvili, was also summoned to the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia for questioning.
Kharagauli City Council cropped out Nino Kapanadze, a journalist for ‘Chemi Kharagauli’, from a photo
According to the publication Chemi Kharagauli, the Kharagauli City Council removed their journalist, Nino Kapanadze, from a photo published on its official Facebook page. The journalist had attended a council session on July 6, which is when the photographs were taken. During the meeting, she was sitting next to the First Deputy Mayor; however, in the published photo, her seat appeared empty.
Formula TV journalist Natuka Lomadze summoned to Prosecutor’s Office
Within the scope of the criminal case launched against the "Formula" television company, another journalist from the channel and author of the report, Natuka Lomadze, was summoned to the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia. The journalist's questioning lasted for three hours.
Parliament Suspends Accreditation of “TV Pirveli” Journalist Nata Kajaia for One Year
The Parliament has suspended the accreditation of "TV Pirveli" journalist Nata Kajaia for a period of one year. The Parliament's decision regarding this was made public by journalist and TV presenter Nodar Meladze.
Prosecutor’s Office Summons “Formula” Journalist Davit Kashishvili for Questioning
The Prosecutor's Office has summoned "Formula" TV journalist and presenter Davit Kashiashvili for questioning. His summons is connected to a criminal case initiated against "Formula."
