The Prosecutor’s Office recommends suspending the authority of Giorgi Pataridze

The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has submitted a recommendation to the Ministry of Justice to suspend the authority of the General Director of the Special Penitentiary Service, Giorgi Pataridze. According to the agency, this decision was made against the backdrop of an ongoing investigation into a criminal case related to Davit Peikrishvili. Imedi+6

According to the Prosecutor's Office, the case of Davit Peikrishvili was transferred from the General Inspection of the Ministry of Justice to the investigative unit of the Prosecutor General's Office of Georgia for investigation, and all necessary investigative and procedural measures are currently being carried out in the case in an intensive mode. 1TV+5

The Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, stated that the Prosecutor's Office's recommendation does not mean confirmation that violence against a prisoner occurred and that Pataridze is connected to these processes. According to Papuashvili, this only indicates that the Prosecutor's Office is conducting an investigation and that it has confidence in the justice system. Interpressnews+3