Director General of the Penitentiary Service Giorgi Pataridze requests dismissal from the Minister of Justice

Giorgi Pataridze, Director General of the Special Penitentiary Service, has submitted a request to Minister of Justice Paata Salia to be dismissed from his post.

"Mr. Paata, please dismiss me from my position," the statement reads.

As a reminder, it became known today that the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia recommended the suspension of authority for Giorgi Pataridze, Director General of the Special Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice.

The Prosecutor's Office informed InterpressNews of this in response to a question submitted by the agency. Specifically, the agency inquired, "At what stage is the investigation initiated into the information regarding Davit Peikrishvili, and what has been revealed so far?"

"This criminal case was transferred for investigation from the General Inspection of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia to the Investigative Division of the General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia. All necessary investigative and procedural measures are being conducted on an intensive basis regarding the criminal case.

At the same time, the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has issued a recommendation to the Ministry of Justice of Georgia to suspend the authority of Giorgi Pataridze, Director General of the Special Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia," the agency stated.