The EU Delegation in Georgia expressed solidarity with Mzia Amaglobeli, Founder of Netgazeti and Batumelebi media outlets.
“Solidarity to Mzia Amaghlobeli and Batumelebi! We stand firmly with independent media and urge to stop systematic assault on democratic institutions and fundamental rights,” the EU in Georgia wrote on Facebook.
The Batumi City Court on June 18 found Mzia Amaglobeli, founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti online newspapers, guilty of an administrative offence for the second time. Judge Mariana Fomaeva fined Amaglobeli GEL 1,000 for displaying a poster.