Amendments to the Pardon Rule
On 26 November 2019, the President of Georgia approved a new pardon rule by order No 556. The new rule differs significantly from the old procedure and therefore, it is necessary to provide informatio ...
Amicus Curiae Brief on Nikanor Melia's Case
On 28 November 2019, the Public Defender of Georgia filed an amicus curiae brief with the Tbilisi City Court and called it to ensure that the additional obligations imposed on MP Nikanor Melia as a pr ...
Public Defender Assesses Investigation into Ia Kerzaia’s Death
The Public Defender’s Office has completed the examination of investigative materials relating to the death of Ia Kerzaia and found the same systemic gaps in the case, which were character ...
Public Defender Responds to the Trials of Persons Arrested during the 18 November Rally outside Parliament
The Public Defender considers that the Tbilisi City Court trials of persons detained during a rally on November 18, 2019, failed to meet the minimum human rights standards.
The trial of 12 persons det ...
Amicus Curiae Brief in connection with Nika Gvaramia's Case
On 4 November 2019, the Public Defender filed an amicus curiae brief with Tbilisi City Court in connection with the criminal case against Nika Gvaramia, former Director General of the Rustavi 2 Broadc ...
Public Defender Continues Monitoring of the Case of Alleged Sexual and Physical Abuse
On 23 October 2019, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria met with Tamta Todadze and her lawyer. The Public Defender heard the details of the case personally from the victim and the lawyer, including about th ...
Meeting with Family Members and Lawyers of Demonstrators Detained on June 20
On 11 October 2019, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria, Deputy Public Defender Giorgi Burjanadze and representatives of the Department of Criminal Justice of the Public Defender's Office met with family me ...
Public Defender’s Statement on the Use of Pardon Power by the President of Georgia
The Public Defender of Georgia joins the public criticism regarding the pardoning of certain individuals by the President of Georgia and calls on the President to ensure maximum transparency and publi ...
Public Defender Meets with Zviad Kordzadze
On 13 September 2019, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria and Deputy Public Defender Giorgi Burjanadze met with lawyer Zviad Kordzadze to discuss the criminal case against TBC Bank founders Mamuka Khazaradz ...
Public Defender Meets with Former Director General of Rustavi 2
On 14 August 2019, Nino Lomjaria, Public Defender of Georgia, met with Nika Gvaramia, former Director General of Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company, and his lawyer Dito Sadzaglishvili and listened to thei ...
Public Defender Introduces Information about Ongoing Investigation into Alleged Abuse of Power by Police on June 20-21 to Members of Advisory Council
On 17 July 2019, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria met with members of the Advisory Council and provided information on the criminal case of abuse of power by the employees of the Ministry of Internal Aff ...
Public Defender's Office Starts Examination of the Dispersal of the June 20-21 Rally
On 2 July 2019, the Public Defender's Office started to study the criminal case (#074220619801) of alleged abuse of power by the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on 20-21 June 2019 (inves ...
