Hungarian journalist Laszlo Robert Mezesi will leave Georgia voluntarily, his lawyer Tornike Janelidze told Netgazeti.
Janelidze said that after purchasing a ticket, representatives of the Migration Department will escort Mezesi to the airport.
Mezesi was detained on August 5. The Ministry of Internal Affairs said the journalist was staying in Georgia without legal grounds and had violated the country’s stay requirements. The ministry said his detention procedure was launched under the relevant article of the law on the legal status of foreigners and stateless persons.
Hungarian journalist and activist Laszlo Robert Mezesi was detained in Tbilisi on August 5 over alleged violations of Georgia’s immigration rules. The Interior Ministry said he was staying in the country without legal grounds and had exceeded the permitted stay period. His lawyer said Mezesi will leave Georgia voluntarily after purchasing a ticket.
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