A cameraman injured during an attack on journalists by opponents of the LGBT community in Tbilisi has died. Georgian authorities called his death “a tragedy for the entire country”

Alexander Lashkarava, cameraman of the Georgian television company TV Pirveli, died in Tbilisi, injured on July 5 during an attack by opponents of the LGBT community on journalists who were going to cover the March of Dignity.

Lashkarava was found dead in his apartment on July 11, reported , without stating the cause of death of the cameraman. TV Pirveli

Lashkarava received facial fractures as a result of the attack, according to Novosti-Georgia, he was operated on in one of the hospitals in Tbilisi and was discharged on July 8 "in a satisfactory condition." According to Novosti-Georgia, the alleged cause of death of the operator is thromboembolism, provoked by injuries.

The Ministry of Health began checking the clinic where Lashkarava was treated, the leadership of the medical institution promised to provide all the necessary information.

upon the death of TV Pirveli operator The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia is investigating the case under Article 115 of the Criminal Code (“Incitement to Suicide”) . At the request of the TV company, an independent expert was involved in the forensic medical examination.

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili called the death of the operator "a huge tragedy for the whole country" and for her personally. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili also expressed condolences, also calling the incident a "tragedy".

On the evening of July 11, a protest rally is planned in Tbilisi in connection with the death of the operator, the participants of which will demand the resignation of the prime minister.