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The Tbilisi City Court delivered yesterday two rulings to find fourteen persons guilty for the series of attacks against journalists covering the homophobic pogroms of July 5, 2021, in Tbilisi.

In one ruling, seven suspects were convicted over an episode of attacks on one reporter and cameraman each of Mtavari Arkhi TV, Imedi TV, RFE/RL’s Georgian-language service, a journalist each from Formula TV and online media outlet Tabula, and a cameraman of Rustavi 2 TV.

Of the seven persons, four went to prison for fifteen months, three for fourteen months, while one received a fine of GEL 5,000 (USD 1,600), according to media reports.

Meanwhile, with the other ruling, seven other suspects were found guilty in the second series of attacks on a journalist for Rustavi 2 TV, one photographer each from Formula TV and online media outlet Newposts, and a Georgian Public Broadcaster cameraman.

The court ruled a three-year prison term for three of the convicts, and a one-year prison sentence for four, according to media reports.