Giorgi Rurua

Affiliated media: Mtavari Arkhi, Co-owner

Incident date: November 18, 2019

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: agenda.ge

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Giorgi Rurua, the founder and shareholder of Mtavari Arkhi TV, was detained for illegal possession and carrying of a firearm, the press office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said. Nika (Nikoloz) Gvaramia, the director of Mtavari Arkhi also has written about Rurua’s arrest on his Facebook page, and said that the “firearm was planted on Giorgi Rurua”.