Affiliated media: Formula TV, TV Company

Incident date: October 13, 2024

Attack type:

• Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediaombudsman

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

The Tbilisi City Court fined Formula TV GEL 5000 (USD 1840) for the fourth time in one month. This time the TV channel was fined for placing a political advertising for Giorgi Gakharia's party. The Communications Commission it is not qualified election subject and therefore not eligible for free political ad. The party claimed that the decision of the commission was biased and wrong. Formula TV and other opposition TV channels were previously fined for refusing to place Georgian Dream election ads. They said the ads were promoting violence, Russian propaganda and hate speech.