The detained photo reporter Giorgi Abdaladze made a special statement, he calls all journalists to unite.
"I am addressing to all journalists who wish to determine a truth and who want to detect what happen in fact in this unjust case. The government commits injustice against the free media. Do not allow one more injustice. It happens already in case with TV channel "Imedi", "The 9-th Channel", "Iberia" and many other cases. Nevertheless do not worry I will sacrifice myself for finding a truth. I hope that you will support me. The only what can I, to call you to unite for not giving a chance for government to repeat the scenario of another "Enveri". Today the "Alia" is under attack, tomorrow will be someone from you..." - Abdaladze said.
"The investigation detected that Zurab Qurtsikidze has close ties with the Russian Federation's "GRU" (the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation formerly the Soviet Army General Staff of the Soviet Union). Particularly, he was connected with searched by Georgian law enforcing bodies A.Sinitsin and S.Okrokov.
"Gedenidze and Qurtsikidze were transmitting the sensitive information and photo materials for some payment to Moscow. They were transmitting the President's routs, and the scheme of President's administrative building; details of President's visits and meetings, as well other sensitive information," - the statement reads.