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1TV+41TV+41TV+4The Chairman of the Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, Rati Ionatamishvili, stated at a plenary session that the pardoning of 226 convicts by the President on August 28 is a humane act taken by the state. According to him, this decision gives those individuals who have admitted and repented for their crimes the opportunity to return to a conscientious way of life. 1TV+4
Ionatamishvili emphasized that the main prerequisite for considering the issue of pardon or amnesty is the admission of guilt and remorse. He also criticized the reaction of radical groups regarding the nine individuals who were convicted for violence at protests and were released after being pardoned. 1TV+1
The parliamentary committee chairman noted that based on the Amnesty Law adopted in 2024, more than 1,000 convicts left penitentiary institutions, while probation affected more than 7,000 individuals. According to Ionatamishvili, compared to 2012, when the number of prisoners was 24,500, today the monthly expenditure calculated per prisoner has increased from 300 GEL to 2,000 GEL. 1TV+4