Selection of candidates for chairmanship of two new agencies replacing Inspector’s service begins
PM Garibashvili will nominate a total of four candidates to the Parliament of Georgia out of which two candidates will be put forward for the position of the head of Special Investigation Service and the remaining two for the Personal Data Protection service. Photo: Parliament of Georgia.
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The first sessions of election commissions of candidates for the chairmanship of two new agencies: Special Investigation and Personal Data Protection services, replacing the State Inspector’s Service will be held today, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced earlier today.
Garibashvili also underscored that he will also participate in the process in accordance with the legislation, saying that election commissions for both positions have already been set up.
PM Garibashvili will nominate a total of four candidates to the Parliament of Georgia out of which two candidates will be put forward for the position of the head of Special Investigation Service and the remaining two for the Personal Data Protection service.
It is important to have at least five years of experience working in the judicial system or law enforcement agencies or in the field of human rights based on the criteria of the commissions,” Garibashvili said.
The Georgian government adopted the bill replacing the State Inspector’s Service, which investigated alleged offences committed by state officials and law enforcement agencies, with the Special Investigation and Personal Data Protection services on December 30.
According to the legislative changes, the State Inspector's Service will be replaced with two new agencies in March 2022.
The foreign diplomats, NGOs and the opposition called on the ruling party to pause the process of replacing the inspector’s service, calling for wide consultations.
However, the ruling party says the replacement of the State Inspector’s Service with two new agencies will strengthen the body and add functions to it, noting that the authority of the State Inspector’s Service ‘has been broadly expanded.’