Событие - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Kronika+, Newspaper

Incident date: November 6, 2019

Attack type:

  • Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison
  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Georgia Online

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

On the 6th of November, the infamous crime boss Lasha Shushanashvili filed a lawsuit against the newspaper Kronika+ after one of its articles accused Shushanashvili of being a "thief in law" (an organised elite criminal in post-Soviet states). Shushanashvili maintains he is not a "thief in law" and that the accusation damages his honour and dignity.

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