Later, Khavlashi appointed his lawyer Paata Salia as the channel’s new director general, replacing Gvaramia, who held the position from 2014 (however, he lead the company since 2012 as a director. Therefore, they consider the charges against ex-director general as "a clear political chase, which has nothing to do with the law and the justice".Īn European Court of Human Rights ruling on July 18 effectively allowed the return of 100 per cent of the channel’s shares to its former owner Kibar Khalvashi, who argued that Rustavi 2 was illegally seized from him by the former United National Movement (UNM) government in 2006. They said the TV company has grown significantly under his management and Rustavi 2 has been "the symbol of the freedom of speech and critical mind" in Georgia throughout years. They are aiming to bring the new level of broadcasting into live and also this media company already recruited the most famous journalists and show runners, who were working in the Rustavi 2 before. ![]() Meanwhile, the former Rustavi 2 shareholders, brothers Giorgi and Levan Karamanishvili, released a statement supporting Gvaramia. Kakhaber Anjaparidze, the co-founder of the Mtavari Arkhi owns the 49 of the shares and the other 51 goes to Gvaramia. Connecting his charges with his critical attitude to the ruling Georgian Dream party chairman Bidzina Ivanishvili, Gvaramia said he will fight till the end. ![]() Gvaramia denies the charges, saying corruption and theft are his "red lines". The new director general of Rustavi 2, Paata Salia, also announced on July 20 that the channel had certain financial problems and that its financial situation was ‘worse than expected.’ Nizharadze’s lawyer then claimed that Gvaramia had abused his power and made a decision which might bankrupt the channel. The investigation was launched on July 20 based on a complaint lodged by former nine per cent shareholder Nino Nizharadze, the prosecutor's office said. The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office announced yesterday that due to Gvaramia’s actions Rustavi 2 failed to receive 6,763,510 GEL (about $2,308,365/€2,062,045). The former Director General of an opposition minded TV channel Rustavi 2, Nika Gvaramia has been charged for abuse of power.
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