Beslan Kmuzov

Affiliated media: Caucasian Knot , Journalist

Incident date: December 7, 2024

Attack type:

• Confiscation/seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents

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. The journalist said that police officers confiscated his phone during the detention. Kmuzov also said that during the detention special forces twisted his arms.