Public Defender negatively evaluates pardon acts issued by President in 2019

The Public Defender of Georgia spoke about the negative dynamics in terms of protecting the right to life and negatively assessed the pardon acts issued by the President in 2019 when presenting a report on the situation of human rights.

The Public Defender noted that the investigation into the violation of the right to life failed not meet the standard of effective investigation. According to her, the case of Ia Kerzaia's death has been added to the high-profile cases of Temirlan Machalikashvili and the Khorava street murder, delayed investigation of which made it impossible to obtain important evidence and find the truth.

The Public Defender also referred to inappropriate treatment of somatic (physical) health of beneficiaries in psychiatric institutions, which leads to the deterioration of patients' health and, in some cases, death. She talked about the shortcomings of the state health programme, financial and other problems.