მაკო გომურის თქმით, პროკურატურიდან დაუკავშირდნენ და აცნობეს, რომ გიორგი გახარიასთვის ბრალის გადაკვალიფიცირების შემდეგ, დაზარალებულად ხელახლა ცნობენ. 

Detected Manipulations & Suggested Changes

Omission of key information

Leaving out relevant contextual or balancing information that would help readers fully understand the situation.

The article states that the Prosecutor’s Office contacted Mako Gomuri and that Gakharia’s charge was re-qualified to intentional serious injury, and that he has been sentenced to pre-trial detention in absentia. It does not provide: - Any response or position from Giorgi Gakharia or his representatives. - Any explanation of what the re-qualification legally means (e.g., what the previous charge was, what penalties the new charge entails). - Any broader context about the 20–21 June 2019 events beyond a brief mention. This creates a one-directional narrative: the victim’s perspective and the prosecution’s procedural step are presented, but the defense side is absent.

3 suggestions

Add a short explanation of the previous legal qualification of the charges and what has changed with the re-qualification to ‘intentional serious injury’ (e.g., relevant articles of the criminal code, potential penalties).

Include, if available, a comment or previously stated position from Giorgi Gakharia or his legal team regarding the 20–21 June events and the charges against him, or explicitly state that they were contacted and declined to comment.

Provide one or two sentences of neutral background on the 20–21 June 2019 events (e.g., nature of the protest, scale of injuries, general legal proceedings) to situate the reader without advocating for any side.

Unbalanced reporting

Presenting information predominantly from one side without proportionate representation of other relevant perspectives.

The article quotes only Mako Gomuri’s social media post and describes the Prosecutor’s Office’s action. There is no mention of Gakharia’s perspective, any defense arguments, or independent legal analysis. While this is common in short news briefs, it still results in a tilt toward the victim/prosecution narrative.

3 suggestions

Add a sentence summarizing any known public statements by Gakharia about the June 20–21 events or the charges, or clearly note that no comment was available at the time of publication.

If space allows, include a brief neutral legal expert comment explaining what re-qualification of charges typically implies and that it does not predetermine guilt.

Clarify that the pre-trial detention in absentia is a procedural measure and that Gakharia is presumed innocent until proven guilty, to balance the impression created by mentioning detention and serious charges.