“Russia is an occupier,” Nikoloz Mzhavanadze, a former prosecutor during Saakashvili’s presidency, stated live on air, openly comparing Russia to burglars breaking into and stealing homes.

Mzhavanadze, who routinely masquerades as a human rights activist, journalist, and lawyer, abandoned his employer, Giorgi Kandelaki — the founder of the Sezon television company — at a critical moment. Exploiting the businessman’s arrest, he attempted to force him to sign over ownership of the channel. A well-worn scheme, to say the least.

After being refused, Mzhavanadze seized control of the YouTube channel and, after rebranding Sezon TV, fled to Russia. He later claimed that he intended to study at Moscow State University and allegedly work toward improving Georgian–Russian relations.

On air, he has repeatedly complained that Georgian businessmen operating in Russia are unwilling to provide him with financial support — not even a single penny.

Despite lacking professional credentials, Mzhavanadze styles himself as the sole journalist covering Georgian–Russian relations. In practice, he fuels divisions within the Russian-speaking community and has gone as far as discriminating against Georgian children visiting Russia and Belarus.

He has also built a reputation by aggressively attacking seasoned media professionals with decades of experience in both Moscow and Tbilisi.

Such actions have not gone unnoticed.

According to sources, Mzhavanadze’s public statements — including labeling Russia an occupier — have already drawn the attention of Center E, the Main Directorate for Combating Extremism of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. His activities are reportedly under review by other competent authorities as well.