Case of Formula TV Company Owner's Assault Closed by Special Investigation Service
By Liza Mchedlidze
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
The Special Investigation Service announced the case of Misha Mshvildadze, one of the owners of Formula TV Company, as closed.
Mshvildadze's lawyer Eduard Marikashvili says that the SIS ended the investigation with no result, adding that the victim was not shown the fundamentally important footage for the case, the investigation also did not take into account the evidence that the media obtained as part of the journalistic investigation. Mshvildadze may continue the dispute in the Strasbourg court.
Msvildadze himself notes that the involvement of the State Security Service in the case was established within the framework of the journalistic investigation, but despite this, the investigation was still not conducted properly.
Other government agencies cooperating with the investigation were very selective in trying to obtain evidence during this time - that is, they had to obtain everything except what was important. It seemed that they would find something, but none of the cameras showed the time or the car.
"The fact that the State Security Service was involved in this case was so clear, they were seen walking on the tapes. All the structures are lying right now. Unfortunately, what was easily predicted in autocratic rule, happened," said Mshvildadze.
Misha Mshvildadze, one of the founders of Formula TV, was attacked and physically assaulted by an unknown person on June 27. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is conducting an investigation under Article 126 of the Criminal Code, which refers to violence.
On July 5, Formula published a piece, stating that Giorgi Mumladze, an investigator of the State Security Service, was one of the organizers of the attack on Mshvildadze.
