11.03.2019
Giorgi Gasviani, the host of the disputed TV program, asked the
question „Has Achi Purtseladze ever been violent to a woman?“ to
which the guest of the program gave a positive answer and the
discussion on the topic followed. The Council determined that the
respondent provided the journalist with the information that he had
committed violence against a woman, but this should not be
perceived as an ordinary fact and the presenter should have
expressed a clear negative attitude to violence against women. In
the disputed episode, according to the Council, the woman is
portrayed as an object whose abuse is a negligent act, the
journalist promoted discrimination against women and enhanced the
stigma that certain amount/ dosage of violence against women might
be a necessary and acceptable action. Consequently, the Council
concluded that the Seventh (discrimination) Principle of the
Charter was violated.The Charter Council reviewed the case remotely without summoning the parties.