G.D controlling the media.11 Jul 2020 21:55
G.D are tightening the screw before the election by trying to rush through 2 bills to restrict control of electronic media.
"Gia Jokhtaberidze, a shareholder of Magti, criticized Kakha Bekauri, the head of the Communications Commission, during a committee discussion on July 10 over draft laws initiated by the government. Bekauri came to the parliament to talk about the mentioned legislative changes.
Under the bill, the amendment will include a law on electronic communications, and the communications commission will be allowed to appoint an interim manager in an authorized communications company [for example, an Internet provider] for a maximum of 2 years if it considers that existing managers endanger citizens' interests.
"The point is, you want to rush through a hidden virtual enemy so that he does not dare to do anything. By doing so you want to enforce this law. It is not so. This law is more important. Another issue: Georgia has agreements with the civilized world, the Western world, the United States, on the protection of business, "- Gia Jokhtaberidze addressed Kakha Bekauri.
The shareholder of Magti reminded the Chairman of the Communications Commission of the international obligations he has undertaken to protect the business of Georgia.
You take into account the circumstance that when an American company bought a license here and then you make some law and say, "Ah, I can make you a mother guitar." Can you imagine how he would react? Then let's say Congress is not good, it is not good, it is bad, it is a good deputy, it is lobbied and so on.
You know that lobbying has nothing to do with the issues that have been raised. Do you know what it is? During all the time you have been the chairman, two transatlantic companies have left Georgia and left us. As you behave, that's how we got it. Do you know why we got this result? "People do not want to invest in Georgia anymore," Gia Jokhtaberidze said."
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