05 March 2004, 16:03
Georgian TV reporter beaten in Ajaria
The Georgian television company Rustavi-2 reported on Friday, March 5, police officers had beaten its reporter Vakho Komakhidze in Batumi, Ajaria.
The TV company says traffic police stopped the vehicle driven by Komakhidze and a cameraman near Khelvachauri after which the policemen started to beat the journalists without any explanations, as the TV company claims.
Seriously injured, the reporter was delivered to a Batumi hospital, the TV company says.
Source: Interfax News Agency