The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia announced the detention of a man who beat a tourist for Russian speech.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia reported the detention in Telavi of a man who punched a tourist in the face who spoke Russian.

According to the Georgian agency, the girls from the balcony of the hotel insulted the guests of the wedding taking place there and poured water on the equipment. After that, one of the participants of the celebration went up to their room and hit a foreigner, breaking her nose. She is hospitalized. The detainee faces up to three years in prison.

The girl whose face was smashed was born on Ukraine, but now lives in Russia, her friends live on Ukraine.

As EADaily reported, a tourist had her face smashed because of Russian speech in an elite hotel in Georgia. The girls flew in Georgia to meet friends and celebrate a birthday — they chose a luxury boutique hotel in Kakheti. The girls talked on the balcony, but at some point the tourists, according to them, were reprimanded by other holidaymakers for speaking Russian. An altercation ensued, after which an angry man flew into their room and hit one of them in the face. The number of victims was allegedly reported to the attacker at the hotel reception after a complaint was received from neighbors.

The victim was assisted by doctors, and her friend testified to the police. The girl said that law enforcement officers persistently asked her to delete the video of the attack, and the hotel blocked her account in social networks.