"You're going to get stabbed. We must apply Svanetian laws otherwise you won't leave Svaneti,"

"You yourself are seeking for the knife to be killed .. We must judge you by Svanetian law, otherwise, you will not leave Svaneti" .. - "Mtavari Channel" journalist Emma Gogokhia recalls a telephone conversation with the mayor of Mestia, Kapiton Zhorzholiani.

As she stated in the program "Guest of the Day" on the Mtavari Channel's Zhorzholiani called her after Emma Gogokhia and her cameraman met with his sister, Tea Zhorzholiani, and asked questions about alleged corruption.

After that, Kapiton called me .. we partially made public the phone conversation, where there is a threat .. he was expressing aggression and threats .. he said he would pay the money for me to leave Georgia, - Gogokhia recalls.

Insults and threats to kill the Mtavari Channel journalist by the mayor of Mestia

Mtavari Channel journalist Emma Gogokhia who arrived in Mestia to prepare a reportage on the report of Transparency International Georgia about the involvement of the mayor of Mestia, the majoritarian MP and their entourage in the alleged corruption scheme, became the target of aggression from the local officials. Nika Gvaramia, General Director of the Mtavari Channel, responded to the incident and demanded severe punishment of the Mayor of Mestia.