When the Special Forces Stormed Imedi, We Were Cornered, Giorgi Targamadze Was Taken Out with an Umbrella, They Took Us Out as Usual, We, the Members of Parliament, Were Held Like Prisoners - Viktor Japaridze

As part of its investigation into the media environment during the previous government’s rule, the Georgian Parliament’s Temporary Investigative Commission heard testimony from several individuals on the Imedi TV case. Member of Parliament Viktor Japaridze, who was present in the building when special forces stormed Imedi TV on November 7, 2007, recalled certain details. “A number of masked individuals rushed into the room, took us out of the ro…

When the special forces stormed Imedi, we were cornered, Giorgi Targamadze was taken out with an umbrella, even his clothes were taken out on a hanger, they took us out in the usual way, we, the members of parliament, were held like prisoners, - said Viktor Japaridze, a member of the People's Power, at the session of the temporary investigative commission of the parliament. According to him, they also made a corridor for the deputies, although t…