Tbilisi City Court fines Giorgi Sturua GEL 2,500 for hate speech targeting Irakli Kobakhidze

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Tbilisi City Court fines Giorgi Sturua GEL 2,500 for hate speech targeting Irakli Kobakhidze

30-09-2026 15:03

The processes against hate speech continue. The Tbilisi City Court fined Teimuraz Mamaladze 1,500 GEL, who verbally insulted Luka Chafodze.

Meanwhile, Giorgi Sturua was fined 2,500 GEL - he used hate speech directed at Irakli Kobakhidze.

The court proceedings were held in Kutaisi and Rustavi.

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