Beslan Kmuzov

Affiliated media: Caucasian Knot , Journalist

Incident date: December 7, 2024

Attack type:

• Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Caucasian Knot

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

On December 7, Caucasian Knot correspondent Beslan Kmuzov was detained by riot police while reporting. Kmuzov said he was detained after taking a photo of riot police who were aligned on Shota Rustaveli avenue. Riot police confiscated Kmuzov’s phone. The court imposed a fine of 2,000 GEL (718 USD) on the journalist and he was released. According to his wife, Kmuzov was convicted under Article 173 on disobeying the police.