The Tbilisi City Court has sentenced Mtavari Arkhi TV director Nika Gvaramia to 3 years and 6 months in prison for abuse of power over his managerial decisions when he ran Rustavi 2 TV.

The Court cleared Gvarmia of other charges brought against him which were Article 182 (2a, 2d,3 b) — misappropriation or embezzlement with a preliminary agreement by a group, using official position and in large quantities, Article 221 (3) — commercial bribery, Article 362 (2b) — forgery that resulted in substantial damages, and Article 194 (3c) — money laundering accompanied by a receipt of particularly large income.