Georgia row over TV channel ruling

Georgia’s Supreme Court has ordered to return the nation’s biggest independent TV channel to its previous co-owner, a move denounced by government critics. The court backed a claim by owner Kibar Khalvashi that the former government illegally forced him to surrender his shares in Rustavi 2. He also invited Mr Khalvashi to sell Rustavi 2 to its current management, after the owner had suggested he would sell the channel in the future.