Media.ge, Tbilisi, 23 Mar 2009 – We, the heads of newspapers, members of the Georgian Press Association are concerned about the activities carried out by Georgian law enforcers against the family members of Malkhaz Gulashvili, President of the Georgian Times media holding.
We hope it is not a part of the policy conducted by Georgian authorities and a determined action to suppress publisher’s political and public activities. We call upon authorities and the representatives of the law enforcers’ body to avoid the aggravation of current yet strained situation. The Georgian Press Association shall always protect the media rights and perceives the incident related to media representatives’ family members as an activity aimed against free media. We demand immediate investigation and assessment of the case in order to unveil the individuals involved and the authorities do its best to eliminate the incidents of a kind.
The following members of Georgian Press Association signed the appeal:
The Kviris Palitra
The Rezonansi
The Versia
The Akhali Taoba
The Asaval-Dasavali
The Tbiliselebi magazine