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The Human Rights Center Requests Criminal Prosecution against Director of Sighnaghi Hospital

September 7, 2009

Kakheti office of the Human Rights Center requests to start criminal prosecution against Gogi Nikvashvili director of Sighnaghi district hospital “Janmrteloba”. The human rights organization appealed to the Kakheti regional prosecutor’s office today.

According to the statement of the organization “the building of the family medical center was reconstructed in the town of Tsnori in Sighnaghi district in 2007 with the financial support of the EU. The center was equipped with modern apparatus and other materials. However, the family medical center did not work for two years though it was to serve more than 6 000 residents of Tsnori. Gogi Nikvashvili, chief doctor of Sighnaghi district hospital, did not allow doctors to work in the center as it was verified by the explanation letters of the doctors. According to them, Nikvashvili told them several times to break into the building if they wanted to work there. Several days ago, the doctors managed to enter the medical center with the support of special commission. They discovered that expensive medical equipment and other medical materials were stolen.”

Gogi Nikvashvili denies to have stolen the family medical center. However, it must be pointed out that after the Human Rights Center got interested in the fact, Nikvashvili returned cardiograph apparatus and glucose-meter to the medical center with the support of the lab assistant of the Sighnaghi district hospital. Other equipment and medical materials were not discovered yet.

Gogi Nikvashvili is active member of the National Movement, the ruling party; he has close relationship with influential officials. Representatives of the Human Rights Center claim that there are enough claimings to launch criminal prosecution against the doctor.

Source: Kakheti News Center

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