Ramaz Tatarashvili appointed as head of the Special Penitentiary Service

Ramaz Tatarashvili has been appointed as the head of the Special Penitentiary Service, which the agency confirmed. This information was also confirmed by the Ministry of Justice. Ramaz Tatarashvili was previously the director of the Shida Kartli Police Department, and before that, he led the Imereti and Samtskhe-Javakheti Police Departments. Formula+9

Giorgi Pataridze has left the position of head of the Penitentiary Service, for which he addressed the Minister of Justice in writing. Pataridze's resignation was preceded by the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia's recommendation to the Ministry of Justice to suspend his authority. Formula+7

The Prosecutor's Office's recommendation is related to the investigation of the Davit Peikrishvili case, which concerns the fact of his alleged beating in Gldani prison. At the same time, TV Pirveli notes that activists accused Ramaz Tatarashvili of persecution. Formula+4