Событие Inga Grigolia - Justice for Journalists

Inga Grigolia

Affiliated media: Pirveli, Television presenter

Incident date: May 20, 2018

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Georgia Online

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

On the 20th May, Inga Grigolia, presenter on the channel Pirveli, was called for questioning at Tbilisi's main police station, after she complained about threats made against her - a claim subsequently investigated by authorities. According to Grigolia, she had been receiving threatening phone calls since 2011. She found out that the calls came from a prison and stopped answering the number. Recently, the threats have restarted. The Ministry of Internal Affairs have opened an investigation under Article 151 of the Criminal Code ("Threats").

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