Ombudsman: Today Davit Peikrishvili provided the Office of the Public Defender with information at “Vivamed” about the alleged criminal actions against him - he explained that on 21 October he also provided information to the investigative agency

The Public Defender is disseminating information in connection with the case of the accused Davit Peikrishvili.

As stated in the disseminated information, the information that the Public Defender was allegedly personally present on 19 October for the purpose of visiting Davit Peikrishvili does not correspond to the truth.

At the same time, they note that despite the fact that on 19 October the prisoner did not provide information to the representative of the Public Defender, taking into account the information publicly disseminated by Davit Peikrishvili’s mother and lawyer, the Office of the Public Defender on its own initiative began studying the case.

“Taking into account the high public interest, we wish to provide the public with information regarding the response carried out by the Office of the Public Defender in connection with the case of the convicted Davit Peikrishvili.

The request to visit Davit Peikrishvili was received by the Office of the Public Defender on 19 October 2026. A visit to the prisoner was carried out on the same day; however, he refused a meeting and interview with the representative of the Office of the Public Defender.

Here we also inform the public that the information disseminated in public sources that the Public Defender was allegedly personally present on 19 October for the purpose of visiting Davit Peikrishvili does not correspond to the truth.

At the same time, despite the fact that on 19 October the prisoner did not provide information to the representative of the Public Defender, taking into account the information publicly disseminated by Davit Peikrishvili’s mother and lawyer, the Office of the Public Defender on its own initiative began studying the case.

Specifically, on 20–21 October 2026 the Office of the Public Defender: (1) addressed the investigative agency regarding the alleged crime committed against Davit Peikrishvili; (2) addressed the Medical Department of the Penitentiary Service regarding the state of health of the prisoner; (3) addressed Penitentiary Establishment No. 8 regarding the details of the placement of Davit Peikrishvili in a cell and the placement of other prisoners named in the media together with him, as well as regarding the measures taken for the purpose of video surveillance and the protection of the prisoner’s security; (4) addressed the Penitentiary Service for the purpose of obtaining detailed information regarding the progress of video surveillance in the cell of Davit Peikrishvili’s placement and in the adjacent corridor.

On 22 October 2026, representatives of the Public Defender carried out a repeated visit to Davit Peikrishvili at the clinic ‘Vivamed.’ This time he provided the Office of the Public Defender with detailed information about the alleged criminal actions carried out against him, including indicating the alleged criminal involvement of representatives of the Penitentiary Service. He also explained that he provided full information to the investigative agency as well, on 21 October 2026.

The Public Defender calls on the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia to subordinate the investigation of the case to the bodies of the Prosecutor’s Office, for the purposes of observing the principle of institutional independence of the investigation, so that the investigation may impartially and objectively examine all circumstances, including in connection with the possible criminal actions of employees of the Penitentiary Service,” the information notes.