The new management of "Rustavi 2" fired insulted Putin journalist
The new Director General of the Georgian TV company "Rustavi 2" Paata Salia said about the dismissal of a number of correspondents, and among them George Gabunia.
"Director of the information service broadcaster Nodar Meladze removed from office due to conflict of interest. Together with him, fired several more correspondents, but they at this stage are on leave, " said Salia at a press conference.
the television channel Rustavi 2 ended up in the center of a scandal after the fact, as the evening of July 7 Gabunia began broadcast of its program "PS" with the swearing in address of the Russian President.
The leading act angered the audience. Hundreds of Tbilisi residents came to the building of Rustavi 2 demanded to dismiss and Gabunia General Director of TV channel Nikoloz Gvaramia.
The channel guide called the situation unacceptable and ejected the journalist from working for two months, but didn't want to fire him and refused to apologize.
The Russian foreign Ministry called the trick Gabunia unprecedented meanness. The state Duma recommended the government to consider the introduction of sanctions against Georgia, but Putin this initiative was not supported " out of respect for the Georgian people ".
The Supreme court of Georgia in March 2017 upheld the decision of the city court and appellate court on the transfer of oppositional TV company, its former owner, businessman Kibar Khalvashi and his organization " Panorama ".
"Rustavi 2" appealed to the European court of human rights, however, the ECtHR found the complaint unfounded.
instead Gvaramia appointed a new Director - it was Paata Salia, a lawyer Khalvashi.
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