Tbilisi Mayor says he would use compensation from lawsuit for “people who need it most”
In his remarks over the matter, Kaladze stressed the media should be engaged in “criticism, not slander”. Photo: Tbilisi City Hall
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Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze on Friday said he would use the compensation from his ongoing lawsuit against the opposition-minded TV Pirveli channel and its journalist Maya Mamulashvili for the benefit of “the people who need it most”.
Kaladze on Thursday launched a legal dispute against the channel and its journalist and is seeking a ₾100,000 ($34,000) compensation for moral damage for a claim on the official obtaining personal benefits.
Kaladze's attorney Dimitri Gabunia said in the dispute was centred around a June 5 broadcast of the channel, where Mamulashvili alleged Kaladze had “received ₾60 million ($20 mln) from only one bid” in a state tender, and presented the claim as “official information”.
In his remarks over the matter, Kaladze stressed the media should be engaged in “criticism, not slander”.
I put up with a lot of slander, insults. Therefore, everything should be decided through the court. A specific journalist will have to provide proof of what she said on the air. As for the money - if we get it, it will go to the families, to the people who are most in need today”, he said.
Georgian Patrol Inspector Gela Kvashilava won a civil dispute against the opposition-minded TV Pirveli over spreading false information in Tbilisi Court of Appeals on Thursday.
The Court of Appeals upheld the November 19 decision made by Tbilisi City Court, which obliged TV Pirveli to pay compensation for moral damage to Kvashilava after the television channel accused him of drug trafficking.
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze on Thursday launched a legal dispute against the opposition-minded TV Pirveli channel and its journalist Maya Mamulashvili, seeking a ₾100,000 ($ 34,603) compensation for moral damage for a claim on the official obtaining personal benefits.
Tbilisi City Court has obliged the opposition-minded TV Pirveli to pay compensation for moral damage to police officer Gela Kvashilava after the television company accused him of drug trafficking. TV Pirveli spread the allegations on January 30.
The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) mayoral candidates in Kareli and Chiatura regions, Zaza Guliashvili and Givi Modebadze, have filed a lawsuit in Tbilisi City Court against the opposition-minded Mtavari-Arkhi TV channel and its head Nika Gvaramia for spreading fake information about them.