Polish journalist stabbed during Tbilisi Pride counter rally violence stable after surgery
Witnesses of the incident told Formula yesterday that the offender attacked the journalist for the latter’s hairstyle and earring. Photo: video grab.
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A Polish journalist who was stabbed on July 5 during the outbreak of violence at the Tbilisi Pride counter rally is in stable condition following surgery, surgeon of Aladashvili Clinic Kakha Dangadze told Formula TV today.
The journalist was stabbed on Khetagurovi Street in Tbilisi while he was performing his professional duties. Soon after the attack he was transferred to Aladashvili Clinic with chest injuries.
The patient had several injuries on his chest when he was transferred to the hospital. Following the surgery his health is stable. He will continue treatment in the hospital for several days”, said Dangadze.
Witnesses of the incident told Formula yesterday that the offender attacked the journalist for the latter’s hairstyle and earring.
The offender was detained soon after the incident yesterday.
Three out of 11 right-wing activists detained on July 5 for attacking journalists will face criminal charges, while two detainees have been sentenced to three days of administrative detention.
State officials, current and former diplomats and media rights organisations have been reacting to the developments in Tbilisi on Monday, where a right-wing demonstration against a planned Tbilisi Pride march for queer rights attacked reporters gathered to cover the eventually cancelled event before also storming offices of Pride organisers.
A Palitranews cameraman who was attacked by right wing activists earlier today has undergone an operation at New Hospitals and is being taken to the med ward at this time. Head of the New Hospitals emergency service Mikheil Beriashvili said that the patient had a head injury and a broken nose.
A polish journalist has been stabbed on Khetagurovi Street in Tbilisi, reports Formula TV.
Police have detained four more right-wing activists for attacking journalists at the Tbilisi Pride counter rally on July 5.
Giorgi Khmaladze, detained for stabbing a Polish journalist on Khetagurovi Street on July 5, will face criminal charges. Prosecutor Giorgi Shaishmelashvili said that Khmaladze has been convicted of robbery in the past, and asked Tbilisi City Court to refuse him bail.
Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava has visited a Polish citizen in Aladashvili Clinic today who was attacked by activists of a right-wing group during the counter-rally against the Tbilisi Pride march on July 5.
A Georgian man who attacked Polish tourist Jacek Kolankiewic during the Tbilisi Pride counter raillies in early July has been ordered to undergo compulsory psychiatric treatment, the Georgian prosecutor’s office announced earlier today.
Individuals carrying melee weapons in public spaces will be fined ₾500 ($186) after amendments to the Criminal Code and Administrative Offences Code for tightening penalties for the offence were approved by the Georgian Parliament on Wednesday.