Where is the Public Defender, when during the trials of political prisoners we see the harsh, humiliating treatment and violence against our citizens, which has taken on a systematic character. He is silent and inactive – I call on the Public Defender to act! To act quickly to stop the harsh and humiliating actions of court bailiffs against citizens, – the fifth President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, writes on social networks.
As Zurabishvili notes, the Public Defender is silent and inactive when the right of the public is being restricted, which has the right to be a direct observer of the trial.
“He is silent and inactive regarding this unacceptable and outrageous behavior of the bailiffs;
He is silent and inactive regarding the restriction of the right of the public, has the right to be a direct observer of the court process;
He is silent and inactive, whereas he is obliged to protect human rights, assume the responsibility assigned by the mandate and have an appropriate and immediate response to such facts;
Heis silent and inactive, thereby justifying the violent environment and, in addition to the injustice that is taking place in the courtrooms, further strengthening the feeling of insecurity and injustice in society;
I call on the Public Defender to act!
To act quickly to stop the severe and humiliating actions of the bailiffs against citizens,” Salome Samadashvili writes.
