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Tornike Gelitashvili

Affiliated media: TV Monitoringi, Cameraman

Incident date: April 1, 2024

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: TV Monitoringi

Location: Georgia, Gori

Additional information:

Tornike Gelitashvili, cameraman of a media outlet Monitoringi TV was attacked in Gori municipality on 1 April 2024. The incident happened outside the transport agency of Gori. Employees of the municipality attacked the cameraman who was operating a drone. He claims the employees instructed a dog to attack him and later they beat him, damaged his phone and interrupted his work.