The Permanent Group of the 23rd Bureau of China Railway releases a statement on the fact of beating journalist and operator of "Rustavi 2".

The company makes explanation about the physical confrontation , which occured on the construction site.

 The crew of "Rustavi 2" invaded in the construction site without any preliminary warning and security equipment. On the scene the construction works are actively underway and entrance without special security equipment is prohibited.

"Despite the warnings by our staff, they refused to leave the area and tried to get involved into a conflict with our cstaff.

"We are concerned due to the incident, our goal was to ensure security of journalists ," the statement reads.