Inga Grigolia
Affiliated media: Pirveli, Television presenter
Incident date: May 20, 2018
Attack type:
- Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Georgia Online
Location: Georgia, Tbilisi
Additional information:
On the 20th May, Inga Grigolia, presenter on the channel Pirveli, was called for questioning at Tbilisi's main police station, after she complained about threats made against her - a claim subsequently investigated by authorities. According to Grigolia, she had been receiving threatening phone calls since 2011. She found out that the calls came from a prison and stopped answering the number. Recently, the threats have restarted. The Ministry of Internal Affairs have opened an investigation under Article 151 of the Criminal Code ("Threats").