Police launched an investigation after Adjara TV journalist and anchor Koba Partenadze reported repeated physical and verbal abuse against him in Batumi, the Interior Ministry confirmed to Civil.ge on August 10. The ministry has not clarified the article under which the probe is being conducted. In a Facebook video posted on August 10, several unidentified people can be heard telling Partenadze to follow them aside. The Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics, a professional organization advocating for journalistic standards and journalists’ rights, called on the Interior Ministry to urgently investigate the repeated attacks and ensure Partenadze’s safety. Partenadze had previously reported being assaulted in 2023, when Adjara TV and Radio Public Broadcaster said an unidentified person attacked him at Radio Adjara.