Irakli Kobakhidze’s assessment of the ‘Reporters Without Borders’ report

While speaking with Georgian journalists in Brussels, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze assessed the report published by the organization 'Reporters Without Borders'. 1tv, imedinews, postv, rustavi2 and interpressnews report that the Prime Minister considered the mentioned report 'shameful in every respect'. 1TV+4

According to Irakli Kobakhidze, before 2012, the television space was monopolized in a 'thuggish manner', during which time 'Rustavi 2', 'Imedi' and the Public Broadcaster were controlled by the then-regime. According to the Prime Minister, in 2012, the Georgian media was freed from this system and the media pluralism established today is the merit of Bidzina Ivanishvili and the democratic transformation brought by him. 1TV+6

At the same time, mtavari-fb reports that Bidzina Ivanishvili was included in the 'Reporters Without Borders' list of predators of press freedom. Facebook - Mtavari