17 January 2025, 23:18
Human rights defenders point to political motives for founder of Georgian opposition media Amaglobeli’s arrest
The “Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association” (GYLA) non-governmental organization (NGO) has called the arrest of Mziya Amaglobeli, the founder of the “Netgazeti” and “Batumelebi” online publications, politically motivated.
The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that on January 12, ten people were detained in Batumi, including Guram Murvanidze, a cameraman of the “Batumelebi” publication, and Mziya Amaglobeli, the founder of the “Netgazeti” and “Batumelebi” online publications. Mziya Amaglobeli was arrested under a criminal article on the attack on a police officer.
Giorgy Volsky, the first vice-speaker of the Georgian parliament from the ruling “Georgian Dream-Democratic Movement” Party, called the law enforcers’ actions with respect to the founder of the “Netgazeti” and “Batumelebi” online publications a part of a planned campaign to “destabilize the situation in the country.”
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Georgia Sheraz Gasri has pointed out the need to protect journalists on social networking services.
The “Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association” (GYLA) non-governmental organization (NGO) believes that the court made an unjustified decision to take Mziya Amaglobeli into custody.
“The system punishes Mziya Amaglobeli for her activities out of political motives and not because she broke the law,” the GYLA states.
On January 14, in Batumi, journalists gathered in front of the building of the “Public Broadcaster” and called on their colleagues to pay attention to the Mziya Amaglobeli’s arrest and refuse to work.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on January 15, 2025 at 00:56 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
Author: Inna Kukudjanova, Galina Gotua Source: СK correspondents
