British sanctions have no value whatsoever. The only valuable assessment for TV company "Imedi" is the trust of the Georgian people, - this is noted in the statement issued by TV company "Imedi."

According to the television company's assessment, "the British government has also expressed support for the criminal regime after 2007, which trampled democracy, human rights, and freedom of speech in Georgia."

"As it has become known, the British government has made a decision to impose sanctions on TV company 'Imedi.' For more than 22 years, TV company 'Imedi' has served Georgia and freedom of speech in our country. TV company 'Imedi' did not back down even when a criminal regime was ruling Georgia and exposed all its vices, which ended with the storming and seizure of the television company.

We would like to remind everyone that the British government did not even express general concern at the time of the seizure of TV company 'Imedi.' Moreover, the British government continued to express support for the criminal regime after 2007, which trampled democracy, human rights, and freedom of speech in Georgia.

Against this background, British sanctions have no value whatsoever. The only valuable assessment for TV company 'Imedi' is the trust of the Georgian people. Thanks to this very trust, for many years we have firmly maintained the status of the highest-rated television station in Georgia. Accordingly, in the future we will continue to act with high responsibility toward Georgian society, and TV company 'Imedi' will even more energetically continue to serve Georgia and freedom of speech in Georgia, so that we fully justify the trust declared by Georgian society," - the statement from "Imedi" reads.

For information: The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on the television companies - "Imedi" and "POSTV." According to the British government, sanctions have been imposed on "Imedi" and "POSTV" as organizations "involved in spreading Russian disinformation." The sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom include asset freezes, prohibition of financial services for managing assets, and director disqualification. The sanctions document notes that Imedi and POSTV "deliberately spread misleading information to their audience - primarily in Georgia - about Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine."