The Public Defender met with representatives of religious organizations

Public Defender of Georgia Levan Ioseliani held a working meeting with representatives of religious organizations operating in Georgia.

The office of the Ombudsman disseminates information in this regard.

"At the meeting, the role of religion in the development of the country, the issues of promoting inter-religious cooperation, tolerance and tolerant environment, the main challenges in terms of freedom of religion and belief and ways to solve them were discussed.

Representatives of the Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia, the All-Georgian Muslim Division, the Jewish Union of Georgia, the Apostolic Administration of the Latin Catholic Caucasus, the Gospel Faith Church of Georgia, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Georgia, and the Theological Council of the Yezidis of Georgia took part in the meeting.

The Public Defender introduced the mandate and activities of the office to the participants of the meeting in the direction of protection of religious freedom. He also spoke about the investigation of alleged hate crimes committed on religious grounds.

Among the issues discussed at the working meeting in the context of freedom of religion were the new system of mandatory conscription of military personnel and the procedure for data processing of citizens enrolled in the reserve based on their confession; issues of protection, restitution, restoration, belonging, obtaining construction permits of religious, cult buildings - cultural heritage monuments; They also discussed the Public Defender's recommendation for religious minorities, regarding the possibility of guaranteed rest during a religious holiday, if desired, and also discussed the existing practice of teaching religion in general educational institutions," said the information released by the Public Defender.