SADAGHASHVILI AND GELITASHVILI v. GEORGIA

Published on 2 April 2024 FIFTH SECTIONApplication no. 4106/24Shotiko SADAGHASHVILI and Tornike GELITASHVILIagainst Georgialodged on 30 January 2024communicated on 14 March 2024SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe applicants are two journalists who were allegedly physically and verbally assaulted on 5 July 2022 by two private individuals while filming a report for a private television company, TV Monitoring. The applicants lodged a criminal complaint alleging that they had experienced fear and humiliation on account of the incident and had as a result been prevented from performing their professional duties. An investigation was initiated promptly under Article 154 of the Criminal Code (the criminal offence of hindrance to journalists’ professional activities). As it appears from the case file, the criminal proceedings are still ongoing. The applicants were refused victim status in the above pr …