Dato Kutaladze has been sentenced to pretrial detention for subjecting TV Pirveli cameramen Lekso Lashkarava to violence. The verdict has been recently rendered.
Earlier, the Prosecutor's Office pressed charges against Kutaladze for persecuting and physically abusing Alexandre Lashkarava for performing his job-related duties.
On 5 July, opponents of Tbilisi pride attacked journalists. The MIA of Georgia said that following the investigation activities, they determined that violent crimes were committed against 55 citizens, with 53 being representatives of different media outlets.
Far-right attacks were also carried out against representatives of various media outlets on 6 July.
TV Pirveli cameraman Lekso Lashkarava was physically assaulted during the 5 June developments.
The cameraman underwent treatment at New Hospitals for a few days.
Lekso Lashkarava was found dead at his own house on 11 July.
Cameraman Lashkarava was buried today.
