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While Rustavi 2 was passing through friendly hands, DavitDvali and Jarji Akimidze, two of its founding owners who claimto have been forced to surrender control of the station, statedtheir intentions of suing for their original shares back. 389 Thesubsequent owner, Kibar Khalvashi, also announced his intentionto retrieve the 78% of Rustavi 2’s shares he says the governmenttook from him 390 . Vano Chkhartishvili, a former co-owner of MzeTV is also seeking the return of control to Mze, which he sayswas illegally taken from him. On October 9th, the small local TVstation, Guria TV, was reportedly handed to him. 391On November 15th, former Minister of Justice and Ministerof Education and Science, Nika Gvaramia, became directorgeneral of Rustavi-2, replacing Giorgi Gegeshidze, 392 who nowowns 9% the TV channel’s shares 393 . 91% of Rustavi 2’s sharesis owned, directly and indirectly, by Levan Karamanishvili andGiorgi Karamanishvili. They both own 40% of shares directlyand 51% of shares through their TV Company, Sakartvelo 394 , anentertainment channel with ties to the Ministry of Defense. 395On October 12, the GNCC approved the transfer ofSakartvelo’s broadcasting licenses to the Civic Education389 Rustavi 2 Former Owners to Start Legal Fight to Get TV Company Back.Media.ge http://www.media.ge/en/stories/rustavi2formerownerstost Accessedon 04/12/2012390 Kibar Khalvashi Hopes to Return 78% Share in “Rusatvi 2” and “Mze” TVCompanies. Commersant.gehttp://www.commersant.ge/eng/?id=3272 Accessed on 04/12/2012391 After elections, TV stations reposition themselves and change ownership.Transparency International Georgia. http://transparency.ge/en/blog/afterelections-tv-stations-reposition-themselvesAccessed on 04/12/2012392 Ex-Govt Member Becomes Head of Rustavi 2 TV http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=25453 Accessed on 04/12/2012393 Public Registry. Ministry of Justice of Georgia 16/11/2012 https://enreg.reestri.gov.ge/main.php?c=mortgage&m=get_output_by_id&scandoc_id=473933&app_id=549531 Accessed 05/12/2012394 Ibid395 Why Was News Program of TV-Company “Sakartvelo” Closed? AnaSheshaberidze Humanrights.ge http://www.humanrights.ge/index.php?a=main&pid=8154&lang=eng Accessed on 04/12/201296