Affiliated media: All press
Incident date: December 12, 2019
Attack type:
- Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Open Caucasus Media
Location: Georgia, Tbilisi
Additional information:
On the 12th of December, during a parliamentary committee meeting about judicial appointments, Parliament’s security staff pushed and dragged the press from the hall. The journalists were attempting to cover a confrontation between Beselia and Okhanashvili. After the session continued, Beselia condemned the conduct of security staff and accused Okhanashvili of obstructing journalists’ work, which is a criminal offence. The Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics, an advocacy group, also condemned the force used against media workers and called on Speaker Archil Talakvadze to examine the conduct of security staff.