Beslan Kmuzov - Justice for Journalists

Beslan Kmuzov

Affiliated media: Caucasian Knot , Correspondent

Incident date: March 8, 2020

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Facebook

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Correspondent Beslan Kmuzov was attacked while walking his dog: he was beaten with an iron bat and stones. The police later detained him as the initiator of the quarrel with his neighbours. The attackers wrote that Kmuzov committed the attack. As a result, the journalist faces from 2 to 4 years in prison. Later, the journalist was transferred to the temporary detention center until the court decision. The trial was held on March 8. Beslan Kmuzov was released on bail of GEL 1,500 (USD 540).

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