Lado Menabde - Justice for Journalists

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Lado Menabde

Affiliated media: Mtavari TV, Journalist

Incident date: July 25, 2024

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Mtavari TV

Location: Georgia, Supsa

Additional information:

Unknown people attacked Mtavari TV journalist Lado Menabde and cameramen Manuchar Mzhavanadze in Supsa. The camera crew was working on a reportage about a high ranking police officer having ties with the family of the billionaire businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili. The camera crew assume that the attack was related to this reportage. The attackers insulted and then physically attacked journalists.