We demand the release of Keta Tsitskishvili, and we also call on international friends to provide active support so that the regime pays the appropriate political price for the persecution of critical media, – reads a statement of the TV company Formula, released after the arrest of journalist Keta Tsitskishvili.
According to them, the arrest of Vakho Sanaia and Keta Tsitskishvili is considered an attack against independent media.
“Today, on October 20, the regime police arrested another host of Formula, journalist Keta Tsitskishvili. The reason is presumably her participation in the rally. Yesterday, the regime court sentenced Formula host, journalist Vakho Sanaia, to 6 days in prison on similar grounds.
Formula considers the increased persecution of journalists an attack against independent media, the aim of which is to suppress critical opinion.
We demand the release of Keta Tsitskishvili, and we also call on international friends to provide active support so that the regime pays an appropriate political price for the persecution of critical media. Despite the difficult working conditions, Formula continues to defend free speech,” reads the statement.
Formula: We consider the persecution of journalists as an attack on independent media, the aim of which is to suppress critical opinion – we call on international friends to provide effective support so that the regime pays the price
