PM opens commissions for selecting Special Investigation and Personal Data Protection services chairs
At least five years of experience in the justice system, law enforcement agencies, or in the field of human rights is the major criteria for the two positions, with the commissions set to pick between two and five candidates for each. Photo: Georgian Government Administration.
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Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili on Monday opened the first session of the selection commissions for picking chairpersons of the Special Investigation Service and Personal Data Protection Service, two agencies set to replace the outgoing State Inspector’s Service starting in March.
Ilia Darchiashvili, the Head of the Administration of the Government, has been elected chairman of the commissions that will evaluate nominations and consider their expertise for the positions in the two new agencies.
The selection commission for choosing the chairperson of the Special Investigation Service also involves the following members:
- Mikheil Sarjveladze, Chairman of the Committee on Human Rights and Civil Integration of the Parliament of Georgia
- Anri Okhanashvili, Chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs of the Parliament of Georgia
- Giorgi Mikautadze, Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court of Georgia
- Bakur Abuladze, First Deputy Prosecutor General of Georgia
- Giorgi Burjanadze, Deputy Public Defender of Georgia
Karlo Nikoleishvili, Chairman of the Board of Rights Georgia, a non-profit human rights organisation, has joined the commission for selecting the head of the Personal Data Protection Service, the second newly approved body.
At least five years of experience in the justice system, law enforcement agencies, or in the field of human rights is the major criteria for the two positions, with the commissions set to pick between two and five candidates for each. PM Garibashvili will then nominate a total of four candidates to the Parliament of Georgia, with two put forward for each agency.
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 Service and Personal Data Protection Service on December 30.