Tbilisi. GYLA’s Media Legal Defense Center responds to the information released by "Tabula”. According to the information released on the web-page of the TV Company "Tabula”, on August 24, 2013 while recording police raids in Tbilisi, Patrol Police stopped Giorgi Sikharulidze, the journalist from "Tabula”. As Tabula reports, Police abused the journalist verbally, searched him and destroyed the filmed video. ...We call on the Ministry of Interior to refrain from releasing general statements and to respond in details whether police actions were carried out in terms of Giorgi Sikharulidze or not. If the Ministry confirms the fact, we ask to specify the measures, envisaged by the legislation, that were implemented by the police and factual circumstances for applying the measures. As reported, information released by the journalist contains signs of alleged offence. When there is information on alleged offence of the police, investigation should be carried out by the General Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia. This is explicit requirement of the Georgian legislation and we appeal the Prosecutor’s Office to express interest to the information".

Source:gyla.ge