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The Human Rights Center responds to the verdict delivered by Tbilisi City Court in the case concerning the assault on journalist Guram Rogava and expresses concern over restrictions on the victim's rights during the court proceedings, the lack of transparency in the trial, and issues related to the outcome of the investigation.

We, the undersigned Georgian civil society organizations, respond to the proceedings before the Constitutional Court of Georgia on lawsuits filed by Georgian Dream representatives seeking to ban five major opposition parties.  We view this move as a direct continuation of the ruling party’s undemocratic and repressive agenda, marking an alarming, unprecedented escalation in the country’s slide toward autocracy. 

Vakho Sanaia, a journalist for the TV Company “Formula”, was sentenced to 30 days of administrative detention by Judge Tornike Kochkiani at the Tbilisi City Court because of the posts published on social media. He was subsequently arrested by police near his home. The Ministry of Internal Affairs accused the journalist of violating Article 173¹⁶ of the Code of Administrative Offences, which concerns insulting a political official.