Constitutional Court only partially grants Lelo's motion regarding examination of evidence during hearing

The Plenum of the Constitutional Court has only partially granted the motion filed by the political union of citizens Lelo – Strong Georgia regarding the examination of evidence during the hearing.

The decision was communicated to the parties by the Chairman of the Constitutional Court, Revaz Nadaraia.

"The motion filed by the respondent party—the political union of citizens 'Lelo – Strong Georgia'—has been granted in part. The request to present every single internet link cited in the constitutional claim during the court proceedings is denied. Furthermore, the Court will not examine—during the hearing on the merits—facts that are 'generally known' (as per Article 31 of the Constitutional Court’s Regulations) or judicial acts that have already entered into legal force. During the course of the proceedings, the Court will assess the relevance of specific pieces of evidence cited in the claim—should their relevance be contested—either upon a substantiated motion from a party or on its own initiative. The ruling is final and is not subject to review or appeal. The Plenum was unanimous in adopting this ruling," stated Revaz Nadaraia.

For context, "Lelo – Strong Georgia" had requested that an evidentiary hearing stage be conducted during the Constitutional Court’s proceedings regarding the lawsuit filed by "Georgian Dream" MPs, which seeks the banning of five opposition parties.

This motion was submitted by Levan Samushia, representing the respondent side; however, representatives of other opposition parties also expressed their support for it.

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