Beslan Kmuzov - Justice for Journalists

Beslan Kmuzov

Affiliated media: Caucasian Knot, Correspondent

Incident date: March 6, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Facebook

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Later, he was detained by the police as the initiator of a quarrel with neighbors. The attackers claimed that the attack was carried out my Kmuzov. The journalist faces from 2 to 4 years in prison. Later, the journalist was transferred to a temporary detention center pending a court decision. The trial took place on March 8. By a court decision, Beslan Kmuzov was released on bail of GEL 1,500 (US $ 540).

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