03 May 2024,   04:38
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Journalist and operator of the "Courier" entered the area without permission - the railway representative

According to Giorgi Zazashvili, official representative of the agency, after the assault on the crew of Rustavi 2,the "Courier" journalist and cameraman entered the territory without permission.

Georgian Railway states that journalists did not have the right to film on the territories and should address only the official agency to ask questions about construction.

"Construction works are underway and security standards require that we know what time people will come. The person who intends to enter such a construction site where the minimum equipment of security is required, this person must put the relevant body in the course of the case, "said Giorgi Zazashvili.

Physically "Rustavi 2" crew was assaulted by representatives of the office of the 23rd Bureau of the Chinese Railway, Courier reports on the violations revealed during the construction of the new highway.

In the course of the video footage, the representatives of the Chinese company seized a camera from the "Kurier" journalist and tried to remove the video footage. The company kept locked the TV company"s equipment for several hours.

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