Giorgi Arobelidze

Affiliated media: Mautskebeli news agency , Correspondent

Incident date: December 17, 2021

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: TV channel Formula

Location: Georgia, Batumi

Additional information:

Giorgi Arobelidze and Rati Ratiani, correspondents of the Mautskebeli news agency, were physically assaulted at the police station. The journalists found themselves near the bar where the police officers were detaining a person. After being asked about the reasons for the detention, the police officers grabbed the journalists, took them to the station, and beat them up.