Georgian, foreign officials react to death of TV Pirveli cameraman
A protest rally will be held in front of the parliament building in downtown Tbilisi at 6 p. m. demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili after TV Pirveli cameraman Lekso Lashkarava was found dead earlier today. Photo: Levan Shermadini/Facebook
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Georgian and foreign officials are saddened by news of the death of TV Pirveli cameraman Lekso Lashkarava earlier today.
I express my deepest sorrow over the death of Lekso Lashkarava. This is an unimaginable tragedy”, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili wrote on Facebook.
In these difficult times, I express my support to my family, relatives, the employees of TV Pirveli and the entire media community”, he added.
Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has also extended his condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the late cameraman.
President Salome Zurabishvili, who visited the mother of the late cameraman, said everyone responsible for Lashkarava’s death should be brought to justice.
European Union Ambassador Car Hartzell has also tweeted:
ჩემი დღევანდელი კომენტარი, ტელეკომპანია პირველის ოპერატორის, ბ-ნ ლექსო ლაშქარავას ტრაგიკული გარდაცვალების შესახებ ინფორმაციის მიღების შემდეგ:
— Carl Hartzell (@CarlHartzellEU) July 11, 2021
My comments today upon learning about the tragic death of Pirveli TV cameraman Lekso Lashkarava: pic.twitter.com/bFWrNKxccE
TV Pirveli cameraman Lekso Lashkarava, 36, was found dead at home this morning. Lashkarava was one of the 53 media representatives who were attacked by right-wing groups during the Tbilisi Pride counter rally on June 5.
A protest rally will be held in front of the parliament building in downtown Tbilisi at 6 p. m. demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili after TV Pirveli cameraman Lekso Lashkarava was found dead earlier today.
TV Pirveli cameraman Lekso Lashkarava, 36, was found dead at home this morning. Lashkarava was one of the 53 media representatives who were attacked by right-wing groups during the Tbilisi Pride counter rally on June 5.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has condemned violence against more than 50 journalists at the Tbilisi Pride counter rally on July 5 committed by right-wing protesters. He also underlined that all individuals will be identified and all guilty parties will be brought to justice.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili says that the conduct of the Tbilisi Pride march at 6 p.m. today ‘is not reasonable’ because it may lead to civic confrontation.’
The Georgian Interior Ministry has named drug overdose as a possible reason for the death of TV Pirveli cameraman Lekso Lashkarava earlier today.
Following the death of TV Pirveli cameraman Lekso Lashkarava earlier today, 19 NGOs have demanded the immediate resignation of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia Vakhtang Gomelauri, due to ‘the severe consequences of the violence on July 5. TV Pirveli cameraman Lashkarava was attacked on July 5 by Tbilisi Pride counter protesters.
Journalists, civil activists and politicians have gathered in front of the parliament building in downtown Tbilisi to pay tribute to the late TV Pirveli cameraman Lekso Lashkarava and demand Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s resignation.
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.