Press Conference at the Office of Public Defender
On January 13 the Abkhaz youth organization council arranged a press conference denouncing the filing of criminal charges against the chairman of the governmental department of Abkhaz youth, Mamuka Maisuradze, which were organized by the special service of the autonomous republic.
The press conference also referred to the responsibility of the supreme government of Abkhazia to investigate the charges, and demanded the ouster of T. Nadareishvili. Additional elections were also called for.
Representatives of mass media and NGOs attended the press conference.