On June 19, the Supreme Court upheld the prison sentence for Nika Gvaramia, a co-founder and general director of Mtavari Arkhi TV.

US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan has said that the United States was hoping that the Supreme Court would see the problems with this case.

"Of course, we are very disappointed in the decision. From the very beginning, the United States has expressed our concerns about this case, about the timing of the arrest, about the charges themselves, and of course, about the sentence that was issued. As we have said many times, even the perception of interference in a judicial decision like this, political interference undermines Georgia’s system of justice, undermines the public’s confidence in the impartiality of the judiciary, which is so essential to a strong and healthy democracy. We were of course hoping that the Supreme Court would see the problems with this case and come to a more reasoned decision. They have made their decision and, of course, we are quite disappointed," Ambassador Degnan told reporters at the reception to celebrate the official birthday of King Charles III.