Ombudsman : We once again failed to defend a child’s life

Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria offered condolences to the family and relatives of the 15-year-old teenager.

“This case is the tragedy for the whole society, as we once again failed to defend a child’s life,” the Ombudsperson wrote on her Facebook page.

“The Public Defender’s Office has started studying the case based on media reports. Within our mandate, we will monitor the process of the ongoing investigation and will also evaluate why the responsible agencies and officials have not made appropriate steps to provide psychosocial support to the child,” Nino Lomjaria wrote.

The 15-year-old boy, who tried suicide after being questioned in the police unit on December 10-11, died at Tbilisi’s Iashvili Children’s Hospital on December 17. The minor was interrogated within the investigation into the fact of offensive graffiti in the territory of one of Tbilisi’s schools.