Georgian President pardons Nika Gvaramia

21:04, 22.06.2023

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has pardoned Mtavari TV founder Nika Gvaramia.

“I came to this decision after all the legal steps had been exhausted and the Court rejected the cassation appeal on June 19.

I’m not going to explain why I made this decision as it is my discretionary right.

I just want to remind you what I also said in the European Parliament, that such a decision, the president’s discretionary right, is not subject to anyone’s pressure, advice, recommendation, or any other type of threat. This is the president’s decision”, she underscored.

The Tbilisi City Court sentenced Gvaramia to 3 years and 6 months in prison for abuse of power over his managerial decisions when he ran Rustavi 2 TV.

By - Marika Kartozia

Politics

Nika Gvaramia