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Police: No pressure used against musician

Journalist Lekso Machavariani holds up a photo of musician Beka Gochiashvili during a demonstration in front of Georgian Public Broadcaster January 15, 2013. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — The Ministry of Internal Affairs has finished looking into what happened when a well-known musician was questioned, and says it did not find any indications that he was pressured.

Beka Gochiashvili, 16, a jazz pianist who lives in the US but

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Musician says he was pressured by police

Recognizable faces of the National Movement party demonstrated in support of Beka Gochiashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — A well-known Georgian musician claims he was harassed by police during a short stay in Georgia.

Beka Gochiashvili, 16, a jazz pianist who lives in the US but spent his holidays here in Georgia, told the TV station Rustavi 2 about the incident

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