The General director of "Rustavi-2", Nika Gvaramia said in an interview to the "Forbes" that the government has real possibilities to create problems for the TV company. Gvaramia says that he is aware of the goverment"s plans regarding the company and in the near future the authorities will try to create problems for the company using the pressure on the Court and initiating civil suit on ownership issues.
The ruling party openly speaks about chances to create problems for independent media. MP Nukri Kantaria in a newspaper interview gave advice to media and even threatened the independent media by the possibility of being attacked.
The opposition responded to the impending threats against independent media.The minority said that the authorities were ready to use legal mechanisms and even named the approximate timing of this process.