"In May 20, journalist Gela Mtivlishvili was asked to introduce himself when he was photographing Tianeti Regional Police building and police officers. After Gela Mtivlishvili refused to name himself he was taken to the building of Tianeti Police with the purpose of his identification and was released few minutes later after he was identified by police, however he refused to leave the building after which police officers had to force him to leave the building. During the incident Gela Mtivlishvili was not subject to physical confrontation.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs reiterates that representatives of media have a full authority to take pictures of police buildings and officers, although the Ministry avails itself to call on media representatives to act more reasonably", - the statement reads.