Supreme Court judge candidates Eka Zarnadze and Levan Tevzadze being heard in Parliament

Eka Zarnadze and Levan Tevzadze, candidates for the Supreme Court, are being heard in the Parliament, in the Committee on Legal Affairs.

The interview process is attended by a majority of MPs, representatives of non-governmental organizations, the Bar Association, the legal service and the academic community. The process is also monitored by the OSCE / ODIHR.

As for the opposition, the parties: "Citizens", "Social Democrats" and "For Georgia" are attending the hearing of the candidates for the Supreme Court. Other parliamentary opposition parties refused to participate in the procession in protest.

The High Council of Justice nominated 9 candidates to the Parliament. Gocha Abuseridze, Giorgi Gogiashvili, Levan Tevzadze, Ketevan Meskhishvili, Giorgi Shavliashvili, Revaz Nadaraia, Bidzina Sturua, Eka Zarnadze and Lasha Kochiashvili are nominated for the position of Supreme Court judges.

For reference, the process of interviewing the candidates for the Supreme Court in the Parliament started yesterday. Gocha Abuseridze and Giorgi Gogiashvili were heard at the Legal Affairs Committee yesterday.