Prosecutor’s Office to act as independent body after presidential elections
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The parliament of Georgia is scheduled to adopt a new law over the country’s chief prosecutor’s office, through which the body will act independently from the executive government, Georgian Dream ruling party lawmaker Eka Beselia said.
Beselia, who chairs the parliament’s legal committee, says that a draft of the bill is being developed by a special working group in parliament and will be approved before the presidential elections this year.
The law must come into play after the presidential elections as the current Georgian constitution reads in this manner.”
The law will ensure the independence of the Chief Prosecutor’s Office from any of the executive branches of the government. After the presidential elections [which will be held this autumn] the name of the chief prosecutor will be replaced by general prosecutor. The body will be accountable only before parliament and the general prosecutor will have to present his/her report in parliament once a year,” Beselia said.
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