The Chair of Parliament from “Georgian Dream,” Shalva Papuashvili, has once again engaged in discrediting independent online media, first on the air of TV company “Imedi,” and later on his personal social media page.

On Imedi’s broadcast, Papuashvili referred to the publication “Publika” as a “so-called media outlet that is in reality an instrument of propaganda.”

Shalva Papuashvili attempted to discredit independent media in the context of organizations being registered abroad.

Along with “Publika,” he mentioned other media outlets in the same context, specifically on.ge and “Tabula.”

Quotes discrediting “Publika” by the Chair of Parliament from “Georgian Dream” were published as separate Facebook cards, including by TV company “Imedi.” Subsequently, the broadcaster dedicated separate reports to this topic in the first block of various news programs.

The same narrative was once again spread by Shalva Papuashvili via his own social media, where this time the names of “Publika” editors Lika Zakashvili and Zurab Vardiashvili were mentioned on the organization’s registration document.

High-ranking officials of “Georgian Dream” are actively attempting to discredit independent media.