Nino Vardzelashvili
Affiliated media: TV channel Formula , Investigative journalist
Incident date: September 13, 2021
Attack type:
- Wiretapping / surveillance without a court decree
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Radio Tavisupleba
Location: Georgia, Tbilisi
Additional information:
On September 13, audio recordings of illegal wiretapping of Georgian clergy were made public on the air of the Pirveli TV channel. According to the media, more than 3,000 files were provided to the TV channels by a certain ex-officer of the State Security Service of Georgia. Among the published materials, there were also phone conversations of journalists with priests or officials. Among them were journalists: Gela Bochikashvili, Eka Kvesitadze, Nodar Meladze, Nika Gvaramia, Theo Giligashvili, and Nino Vardzelashvili.