The 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.
The 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.
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.
The Parliament of Georgia is fast-tracking government-initiated draft amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code. The objective of the amendments is to address the deficiencies detected in practice and to bring the legislation in line with international standards.
The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary assesses the judicial selection competition announced by High Council of Justice to fill 65 vacant positions. By now the interviews of all candidates have been completed. The Council’s decision with respect to selected candidates will be publicized later.
According to an article published by the InterPressNews news agency on June 9 this year, on the initiative of Tevdore Kobakhidze, Chairperson of the Legal Issues Commission of the Tbilisi City Assembly, “teachers of the schools of the Vake District will be given free diagnostic tests.”
