CE Commissioner reacts to journalists' injuries in Tbilisi

Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe (CE) Commissioner for Human Rights, urged the Georgian authorities to investigate the clashes in which Beslan Kmuzov, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, and other journalists were injured.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that this morning, law enforcers dispersed the protest action, launched on June 20 in front of the parliament building of Georgia. According to the Georgian Ministry for Public Health, 240 people were hospitalized, and some of them were seriously injured. Beslan Kmuzov, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, who attended the protest action, was hospitalized with a wound in his head.

Today, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has responded to the events in Tbilisi. "I have been following with deep concern the violent confrontation between the Georgian police and demonstrators in Tbilisi … I regret that dozens of demonstrators, journalists and police officers have sustained injuries, in some cases very severe. I wish those injured a speedy recovery," wrote Dunja Mijatović on her Facebook page.

Dunja Mijatović called on the parties to the conflict "to show restraint and resolve any disputes through peaceful dialogue." "I also urge the Georgian authorities to carry out prompt and effective investigations into the events," noted the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights in her statement as translated by the "Caucasian Knot".

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on June 21, 2019 at 03:33 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.