Salome Zurabishvili: Terror in Georgia: Russian-style total censorship in plain sight! Imprisoning journalists for criticizing politicians is not law, but authoritarian paranoia
“Terror in Georgia: Russian-style total censorship in plain sight!” Georgia’s fifth president, Salome Zurabishvili, said in response to the Tbilisi City Court’s decision to sentence journalist Vakho Sanaia to 14 days of administrative detention over a social media post.
“Imprisoning journalists for criticizing politicians is not law, but pure authoritarian paranoia!” Zurabishvili wrote on social media.
The Tbilisi City Court sentenced journalist Vakho Sanaia to 14 days of administrative detention over a social media post concerning Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and MP Vladimir Bozhadze.
