Shalva Papuashvili’s comment on the detention of Vakho Sanaia

Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili responded to a journalist's question regarding the detention of Vakho Sanaia by stating that he was detained due to his "indecency" and that he himself has no connection to this matter. According to Papuashvili, it is a demand of society and the legislation that indecency should not be part of the public space. Interpressnews+1

Journalist Vakho Sanaia was detained on October 19, which resulted in a 30-day administrative detention. The Ministry of Internal Affairs accuses Sanaia of insulting political officials, which, according to sources, is related to posts and a video published on social media. Interpressnews+1

According to Interpressnews, Vakho Sanaia was also detained on July 22 of this year, at which time he was sentenced to 14 days of detention due to a post written about Shalva Papuashvili and Vladimir Bozhadze. Furthermore, according to TV Pirveli, Papuashvili could not answer the question regarding whether Kavelashvili's statement constitutes indecency. Interpressnews+1