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Representatives of Human Rights Center and International Organizations Met Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Deputy Chief Prosecutor of Georgia

January 25, 2017
 
Representatives of Human Rights Center, Norwegian Helsinki Committee and International Partnership for Human Rights met the deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and deputy Chief Prosecutor of Georgia.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the facts of physical assault on the observers of the joint election observation mission of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC), International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) on the Election Day of the 2016 Parliamentary Elections in Georgia.

Representatives of the NHC and Human Rights Center underlined the necessity of impartial investigation of similar facts as the physical and verbal assault of the observers seriously undermined peaceful and fair environment for the parliamentary elections. Consequently, it is important that the investigative bodies timely identified the perpetrators and punished them in accordance to the law.

Deputy chief prosecutor Giorgi Gabitashvili spoke about the difficulties in the ongoing investigation into the Jikhashkari incident and noted that the prosecutor’s office need evidence to identify guiltiness of concrete perpetrators in the incidents. During the investigation, the activities of the police officers in charge were not evaluated as criminal offence due to lack of evidence. Consequently, administrative sanctions were imposed on them.

Deputy Minister of Interior Shalva Khutsishvili said when investigating the physical assault of the Human Rights Center’s observer, they could not detect sings of criminal offence but they think the perpetrators will be punished under the administrative law – that applies either fine or administrative imprisonment.

During the meeting in the Chief Prosecutor’s Office, the parties spoke about the investigation into the alleged war crimes during the 2008 August War, which was commenced by the International Criminal Court (ICC); they spoke about the issues related with the defense of the victims’ rights that was underlined in the recent joint statement of the partner organizations.

Human Rights Center 

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