Runaway journalist gathers shocking videos about South Ossetia

Vakhtang Komakhidze, a well-known Georgian journalist, who requested political asylum in Switzerland, has shocking materials about South Ossetia, received in the course of his journey to the region in December 2009.

He managed to record "scandalous interviews, videos that can shake", and the government of Georgia doesn't want these to be published, said Nana Kakabadze, human rights activist.

She added Komakhidze made his decision to request a political asylum in the airport of Tbilisi, when realized he was watched by Interior Ministry representatives.

The human rights activist explained that in Switzerland he must have interviewed one of the judges of the Hague Tribunal.

Now he plans to complete his film in that country.

Komakhidze stated he made this decision as he couldn't perform his professional duties in Georgia.

He also mentioned threat to health and lives of himself and his family.

Komakhidze explains his decision by menaces from the authorities.

/Georgia Times/