---
title: "Political Defamation"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/civil-law-en/political-defamation-en"
field: "Civil Law"
description: "Political defamation in Georgia: a public figure's honour defended, refutation through the same medium and damages. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-07-09"
updated: "2026-10-15"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Political Defamation

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/civil-law-en/political-defamation-en

## Political Defamation — Protecting a Public Figure

The honour and dignity of a politician or public officeholder are under constant informational pressure: a false accusation goes viral within hours and reaches as far as elections, careers or decisions. The Georgian Civil Code gives a public figure judicial protection too — honour, dignity and business reputation are protected goods. This page explains how a political-defamation dispute is built: what differs in the position of a public figure, what he demands from the court, and where the boundary of freedom of expression lies.

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### Does a politician have such a claim?

Yes — honour, dignity and reputation are protected for every person regardless of public status.

### What differs for a public figure?

Statements serving public interests create no liability; a clearly false fact still does.

### How does refutation happen?

Through the same mass medium as the dissemination, with the right to publish a reply.

### Can moral damage be claimed?

Yes — with culpable infringement, moral damage is claimed independently of pecuniary damage.