Patrol Inspector wins dispute against opposition-minded TV Pirveli in Supreme Court
The Court ruled that the information disseminated about Kvashilava by the media report had been “defamatory and slanderous” and “deliberately misleading” for the public. Photo via video grab
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Georgian Patrol Inspector Gela Kvashilava has won a civil dispute against the opposition-minded TV Pirveli over spreading false information in the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court upheld last year’s [17 March] decision of Tbilisi Court of Appeals, which obliged TV Pirveli to pay compensation for moral damage to Kvashilava, as well as ordered the channel to deny the false information.
The Court ruled that the information disseminated about Kvashilava by the media report had been “defamatory and slanderous” and “deliberately misleading” for the public.
Kvashilava initially filed a lawsuit against TV Pirveli on January 30, 2021, after the television channel accused him of drug trafficking and posted his picture, despite receiving a note from the Strategic Communications Department of the Interior Ministry on the “incorrectness” of information.
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 granted the Prosecutor’s Office’s request for the seizure of audio tapes which allegedly feature a wiretap of a conversation between current PM Irakli Garibashvili, former head of the Georgian Dream party’s son Bera Ivanishvili and other high-ranking officials.
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.