Rustavi 2 trial turned into another topic for political debates in the parliament. Opponents accused each other of the politicization and using the trial for their own purposes.
At the same time the statements were made in the government. The Prime Minister called the strong messages received from the International organizations "the undeserved criticism" and said that the government was not going to take these messages into consideration.
Confidence from the government, despite the efforts against independent media concerns about the process of The ambassador to the United Nations to Georgia has joined the expressed concerns about the developments around freedom of expression and media.
In addition to acting diplomats, the Diplomats` Club members evaluated events around Rustavi2 and linked the process to the government"s attempts to introduce media restrictions in the pre-election period .