Foreign Minister Calls on Media for Ethical Reporting

Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zourabichvili criticized Georgian media sources? reports about the arrest of five Georgian citizens in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as ?unethical.?

?It is not ethical to report the names of people who have not even been charged yet. I would have sued you if I was their [arrested citizens?] relative,? Zourabichvili said at a news conference on August 3.

Georgian media sources reported the names of five Georgian citizens who were arrested recently in Dubai, reportedly on charges of attempted robbery. However, these reports are unclear, as some media sources say that four Georgians will be released soon because of insufficient evidence.

The Minister said that at the moment she is not in a position to give information about this case, because she herself has not sufficient information. 

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