At the hearing held on July 30, 2015 Georgian National Communication Commission (GNCC) misinterpreted the law regarding airing the Russian-language documentary films  "Crimea - Way back Home" and "the President" -  by Media Union "Obiektivi" . GNCC decision differs from the legal conclusion of Broadcasting Department of the GNCC drafted  based on complaint of Media Development Foundation. Commission partially considered "Obiektivi" as violator of administrative law.

Based on the complaint filed by MDF on May 19, Broadcasting Department of the GNCC  has conducted the inquiry. The department’s conclusion states that airing the above-mentioned Russian-language films by Media Union Obiektivi was unlawful act violating the obligations under the N3 resolution of Georgian National Communication Commission issued on October 30, 2009.  According to the Article 51.1 of Georgian Law on Broadcasting "Films produced in non-state languages shall be broadcasted by Broadcaster’s air only voiced over on state language of Georgia".  According to the N3 resolution of Georgian National Communication Commission issued on October 30, 2009:  " Feature film, as well as documentaries, TV films, series or  soap opera  produced in a non-national language (Except of Georgian and Abkhazian) shall be aired by general and specialized broadcasting license holders, as well as Public Broadcaster only if dubbed into the national language of Georgia - Georgian Language, in the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia - in Georgian and Abkhazian Languages. "

The members of the Commission did not share the conclusion of the Department dated July 29 and took into consideration the TV company's arguments, according to which, the editorial aired only the fragments of the film therefore the obligation to voice films on national language did not apply to them.

Broadcasting Department conclusion notes that the author of the program reduced the films running time only with the aim to fit them to the program as its duration did not give opportunity to air the full versions. The anchor presented to the viewers the reduced versions as films and not as fragments.

MDF lawyer Mariam Lortkipanidze believes that Commission misinterpreted the law. According to her this is a signal for other broadcasters to circumvent the regarding Article of the Law on Broadcasting  by using various manipulations, including films montage, cutting the film with anchor's comments and  etc.

Regulatory Commission satisfied only part of the MDF's complaint concerning to the license for broadcasting of above-mentioned films. According to the Broadcasting Department's inquiry, Broadcaster did not have the documentation ensuring the right of airing the films on the territory of Georgia. Regulatory Commission found unlawful act only in that part and warned the company for copyright violation.

Media Development Foundation MDF filed a complaint to Georgian National Communication Commission (GNCC) with the request to study the case on May 19.