351:, to be brought to justice. On the 23 February 2013, Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava was charged with the misappropriation of Imedi. An investigation found that the mayor's office had put pressure on Joseph Kay to hand over his shares in the company to the government. Following this, it was suggested by Georgian Chief Prosecutor Archil Kbilashvili that Mikheil Saakashvili should be summoned as a witness in the case. "Reasoning from Joseph Kay's testimony, he confirms that all actions, taken by the former government officials for misappropriation of the TV company, had been coordinated with the Georgian President. In order to clarify the matter, the President may be summoned for interrogation as a witness", local media quoted Kbilashvili as saying.
199:... This report has created an imminent and real threat of overgrowing riots into large-scale massive unrests, which could eventually led to uncontrollable processes." Georgian officials further accused Patarkatsishvili of controlling the Imedi TVâs editorial policy and using it for inciting unrests. As a proof for their allegations, Georgia's General Prosecutor's Office released, on November 16, 2007, several taped phone conversations between Patarkatsishvili and
385:. The program, which lasted for half an hour, also reported about aerial bombardment of the countryâs air and seaports and only at the end, the Imedi presenters pointed out that this was a âspecial report about possible development of the eventsâ. At the beginning of the broadcast, there were also warnings that the program showed a sequence of possible events that could only occur "if Georgian society is not brought together against Russia's plans."
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became a reason for the authoritiesâ dissatisfaction, which triggered the financial authorities to actively launch a probe into my businesses and my companies so to force me to mount pressure against journalists and facilitate the creation of a favorable image of the authorities," Badri
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politics." He rejected the allegations voiced by some
Georgian opposition politicians that the authorities were, in fact, behind the deal. Giorgi Jaoshvili, a Georgian businessman and former executor of Patarkatsishvili's estate, accused the authorities of using "psychological pressure" in order to "force" him to give up his shares in Imedi to Joseph Kay.
381:. The report suggested that four Georgian soldiers in South Ossetia had been killed, and that President Mikhail Saakashvili and his government had been evacuated. In several minutes, however, the source âreportedâ the death of Saakashvili and the creation of the peopleâs government headed by one of the opposition leaders,
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announced that Imedi TV temporarily suspended broadcasts until the station's "legal status in respect of ownership is not clarified." "By doing so we are distancing from dirty political games", said Giorgi
Targamadze, head of the Imedi TV's political programs. Former Imedi TV journalists entered politics and founded
392:. Burjanadze is considering filing a legal issue against Imedi. The report caused widespread panic in Georgia. Many civilians fled their homes to escape the "invasion", while units of the Georgian Army took up defensive positions. There were instances of heart attacks and fainting upon news of the invasion.
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in 2006, Patarkatsishvili stated that the
Georgian authorities were mounting pressure on his station and other businesses after it had broadcast details of the scandal. "It is no secret that Imedi television was the first one which reported the circumstances of Sandro Girgvlianiâs murder...this alone
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Court that prevented
Patarkatsishvili's family from taking control of his assets in Georgia, including the Imedi stations. Kay claimed that Patarkatsishvili had asked him shortly before his death "to take care of Imedi" and pledged to "restore the face it had before Badri Patarkatsishvili went into
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December 26, 2007, several leading journalists from Imedi TV left their jobs following the release of video and audio recordings by the authorities suggesting that Badri Patarkatsishvili, the station's founder and co-owner, was plotting a coup. Later that day, the television stationâs management
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Tbilisi City Court ruled on
December 6, 2007, to unfreeze Imedi's assets â the last remaining legal obstacle for the television station to get back on air. The company's management stated that the studio equipment was badly damaged in a November 7 police raid. Later, on December 12, 2007, Imedi TV
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founded Imedi TV, and it was thanks to him that the company functioned for several years. And I don't think anyone ever doubted that this television company belonged to
Patarkatsishvili's family. In other words, justice has been restored," Targamadze told reporters. Following a court order in
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Patarkatsishvili's death in February 2008, the issue of ownership of Imedi again came to public attention. Joseph Kay, the stepson of Patarkatsishvili's aunt, along with the American lawyer, Emmanuel Zeltser, attempted to take control of Imedi, as well as other assets belonging to the
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The Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) suspended Imedi TV's broadcast license for a three-month period, citing violation of law on broadcasting by the television station. The GNCC says in its decision that on November 7, Imedi TV reported "an obvious disinformation that law
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resumed broadcasts thirty-four days after the television station was shut down. A criminal case against its co-owner, Badri Patarkatsishvili, was launched however, Patarkatsishvili denied the charges against him, claiming that they were politically motivated.
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November 2012, Joseph Kay returned the final 10% of Georgia Media Production Group to the Patarkatsishvili family, making Inna Gudavadze the 100% owner of Imedi. On the 5 November 2012, Liana Zhmotova, Inna Gudavadze and
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