19 November 2024,   07:30
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"Rustavi-2" TV owners are not going to give up

Rustavi 2 television station owners are not going to give up the company. Broadcasting company owner George Karamanishvili said in an interview that Rustavi2 was the last bastion which the authorities are trying to seize. He spoke

The ruling team says that Gia Karamanishvili is biased as he is the interested party and reiterates that the government does not interfere in the case.

"All biased sides are convinced that they are righte - this is understandable, but it is important to say that this is a private dispute that the State and the politicians should never under any circumstances interfere with . We follow this principle, "- said Mamuka Mdinaradze.

The UNM member, Sergo Ratiani says that Rustavi 2 case is not the case of one particular television .

"This case will decide if Georgia is a weak democracy or Georgia`s democracy and freedom of speech have ended together with independent judiciary," - said Sergo Ratiani.

The third sector speaks about the political context in the Rustavi 2 case and claim that the court processes have clearly demonstrated it. Non-governmental organization Transparency International - Georgia`s media coordinator, Nino Robakidze says that the Supreme Court must make a decision that will answer the questions of the society and leave no doubts regarding media freedom.

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