Some things I can tolerate, but I can't ask for it from ordinary citizens - Kaladze on violence against journalists

Some things I can tolerate because I am a public servant, I have some obligations, but an ordinary citizen cannot be demand to do so - Tbilisi mayor's statement about increasing violence against journalists. According to Kaladze, "holding the microphone" does not mean "violence against the respondent."

"Holding the microphone does not mean insulting the respondent, it does not mean assaulting the respondent. When a respondent tells you they don't want to communicate with you, what do you do at that time? chasing, putting the microphone in their mouth, rushing to their car, barging into their families. Who gave you the right to do that?
It's unacceptable, believe me, it hurts everybody... Some things I can tolerate because I am a public servant, I have some obligations, but you can't demand that from an ordinary citizen," said Kakha Kaladze.