Georgia’s Prosecutor General, UK King’s Counsel discuss partnership
The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia said the parties expressed their willingness to “continue close and fruitful cooperation”. Photo: The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia
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Partnership between Georgian and United Kingdom prosecutorial agencies was discussed in a meeting between Irakli Shotadze, the Prosecutor General of Georgia, and Max Hill, the King’s Counsel and the Director of Public Prosecutions for the Crown Prosecution Service on Thursday.
The meeting, hosted on the sidelines of the 28th Annual Conference and General Meeting of the International Association of Prosecutors in London, saw Shotadze brief Hill on the reforms implemented in his agency and the strategy for its further development.
The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia said the parties expressed their willingness to “continue close and fruitful cooperation”.
Natia Merebashvili, the Deputy Prosecutor General of Georgia, Giorgi Gogadze, the Liaison Prosecutor of Georgia in EUROJUST, and representatives of the prosecutor’s services of England and Wales were also involved in the meeting.
The International Association of Prosecutors, has awarded Georgia’s Prosecutor General’s Office for its “high-level hosting” of its annual event in Tbilisi last year, and unanimously elected Irakli Shotadze, the country’s Prosecutor General, as its honorary member for his work in implementation of “genuine reforms” in his agency.
The Georgian Prosecutor General’s Office on Tuesday presented its nine-month report covering the body’s efforts including work against corruption, domestic violence and “criminal underworld”, as well as a vision and action plan to further increase its “institutional and organisational” effectiveness.
Georgian prosecutor general Irakli Shotadze on Monday discussed cooperation and ties with Erik Peterson, the principal deputy director at the United States department of justice, in a Tbilisi meeting, the prosecutor’s office said.
Georgian prosecutor general Irakli Shotadze on Thursday said his body’s recently signed cooperation agreement with the European public prosecutor's office was “another step taken for Georgia’s EU membership”.