The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary believes that the defendant’s right to privacy was violated in the process of hearing Magda Papidze’s case in court. The Prosecution’s violation of the right to privacy was especially harsh. Additionally, the court hearings were conducted with numerous procedural violations. All of the above may adversely affect the fair hearing of the case.
2016-06-24 11:58 See moreThe Parliament of Georgia is considering by the accelerated procedure the Draft Law of Georgia on Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure of Georgia, which was initiated by the Government of Georgia. The draft law aims at eliminating deficiencies revealed in the functioning of juries in Georgia and bringing the legislation that regulates the said institution in line with international standards.
2016-06-22 13:12 See moreThe Parliament of Georgia has initiated a package of amendments to be made to the Criminal Code of Georgia and other related legislative acts. The amendments envisage adding a special election-related article to the Criminal Code and changing the regulations on calling law enforcement officers to an election precinct (the adjacent area) and on their presence there.
2016-06-20 13:40 See moreWe, the undersigned organizations, negatively assess the refusal of the TV Company “Maestro” to place a social advertisement prepared by the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association, which aims to raise public awareness regarding disadvantages of early marriages.
2016-06-17 15:46 See moreOn 14 June 2016, the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) held the presentation on the topic “Tax Control over Companies Measuring TV Ratings: Legal Framework and International Standards in Georgia”.
2016-06-14 15:33 See moreMedia has reported that the draft law on modified German model of the electoral system has been removed from the parliamentary hearing agenda after it was withdrawn by its initiator - the Republican Party. According to a member of the party, Levan Berdzenishvili the bill was withdrawn because it did not receive enough votes.
2016-06-07 15:14 See moreOn June 1 this year, news outlets disseminated a statement about Natia Gujabidze, the judge considering the case of Rustavi 2, according to which her expenses for renting an apartment had been paid from the state budget, whereas the judge was renting the apartment from her family member.
2016-06-03 13:11 See moreThe Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary considers it important to comment on President’s act, which returned legislative changes on Constitutional Court to the legislature with objections.
2016-06-03 11:03 See moreOn June 1, the parliamentary committee for legal issues debated a bill for electoral system change and put it to vote during the first reading. The bill aims to replace the existing electoral system with a modified version of the so-called German model. The bill provides an opportunity to implement meaningful changes for improving the electoral system ahead of the 2016 election
2016-06-03 10:58 See moreWe the undersigned organizations consider the investigation of the incident in Kortskheli as ineffective and call on the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia to take adequate and timely steps in order to bring to justice all perpetrators and organizers of this violent act.
2016-06-01 15:20 See more