Justice Minister: no human rights complaints in Georgian penitentiary submitted to ECHR since 2013
Bregadze also addressed a request of the opposition representatives for a transfer of the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili abroad due to his health-related issues, explaining it was “possible” to provide “all medical procedures” relevant to diagnosis of his conditions domestically. Photo:Ministry of Justice.
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The European Court of Human Rights has not received “a single complaint” about human rights violations at the Georgian penitentiary system since 2013, Georgian Minister of Justice Rati Bregadze said on Friday at a plenary session of the Georgian Parliament.
In comments to MPs, Bregadze highlighted prisoners rights in the system were “fully in line with European standards'' and had “clearly and significantly” improved compared to 2012.
Despite the many successes that have been achieved and are clearly visible, […] it must be boldly said that we are always looking for problems within the system. We are far from believing that we are ideal, we have nothing to improve and yes, it was our decision to start working on the new detention code within the codification programme implemented by the Ministry of Justice,” the official told lawmakers.
The Minister noted both the Ministry of Justice and the Penitentiary Service were “not left out” of the ongoing processes in Ukraine, adding Ukrainian citizens in detention in Georgia had the opportunity to make calls back to their country, facilitated by Georgian authorities.
Bregadze also addressed a request of the opposition representatives for a transfer of the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili abroad due to his health-related issues, explaining it was “possible” to provide “all medical procedures” relevant to diagnosis of his conditions domestically.
Reforms in the penitentiary and probation systems under the Justice Ministry, as well as land registration initiative in municipalities across the country were mentioned by Minister Rati Bregadze in his 2021 report on the state body’s work on Friday.
There is no precedent in Georgia for transferring a convicted prisoner abroad for medical treatment, Justice Minister Rati Bregadze said on Thursday in reference to calls from a part of the political opposition to enable the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili to receive medical service abroad.
Georgian Minister of Justice Rati Bregadze on Monday said the country’s former President Mikheil Saakashvili was receiving “proper treatment” in prison, with “all necessary conditions” created by authorities both for ensuring adequate diet and visitor access to the politician.
Decisions made by the Prime Minister of Georgia amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine are based on “certain information and evidence”, Minister of Justice of Georgia Rati Bregadze said on Sunday in an interview with Imedi TV.
The latest report on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Georgia was presented by the country’s delegation on Wednesday to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
Georgian Justice Minister Rati Bregadze discussed cooperation in the field of criminal law and digital exchange of information at a Ministerial Meeting of European Union member state justice ministers alongside his Ukrainian and Moldovan counterparts on Tuesday in Prague.
Georgian justice minister Rati Bregadze and Ladislav Hamran, the president of the European Union agency for criminal justice cooperation, on Tuesday, discussed Georgia’s “prioritised” cooperation with the Eurojust and the EU countries.
Georgian justice minister Rati Bregadze and his Czech counterpart Pavel Blažek on Tuesday signed a joint declaration of cooperation between the ministries in the field of justice reform and support for digital governance.