Saakashvili: Pressure on Media is an Attack on Presidency

At the briefing on September 9, President Mikhei Saakashvili stressed that free media is a necessary condition for success in ongoing reforms.

?If somebody dared to put pressure on media I would be his worst enemy. It is an attack on my own prerogatives, ideals and authority,? Saakashvili is quoted by his press-service.

A statement comes on the wake of a scandal related to arrest of the anchor and co-founder of TV 202, who was accused of blackmailing an MP from the ruling National Movement party. Opposition and some civil society representatives regard the arrest as a sign of pressure on independent media by the corrupt officials.

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