Lasha Jioshvili, a cameraman for TV Pirveli, claims that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has launched administrative proceedings against him due to a Facebook post.

Lasha Jioshvili also posted a video on social media in which a police officer is issuing a report of a violation.

According to him, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has launched proceedings under the second part of Article 173, which refers to verbal insults to the police.

Jioshvili claims that the case concerns a video posted on his Facebook page in which he refers to the Ministry of Internal Affairs “as they deserve it” and curses.

"The patrol police officers called me and told me that a case has been opened against me under the second part of Article 173, which provides for verbal insults to the police. They said they are filing a lawsuit with the court.

The day before yesterday, on April 6, I posted a specific violation of the law by the patrol, I am not going to delete it, where I mention the MIA as they deserve... I still have that opinion, of course. We will meet in court. People who should be fighting crime are sitting and watching my Facebook posts. You are very funny. If you think that you will change something for your own good, I want to tell you that you are changing it for the worse. We will meet in court and, of course, fire to the oligarchy," Jioshvili stated, whose comments were broadcast by TV Pirveli.

According to him, the trial is scheduled for April 10 at 11:15. Judge Davit Papuashvili will consider the case.

InterPressNews is trying to clarify the details with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.