The News in Brief
Friday, September 2, 2022
Prepared by Messenger Staff
Prosecutor General elections to be held in a manner agreed with the opposition, Irakli Kobakhidze says
According to Irakli Kobakhidze, chairman of the Georgian Dream, they are ready to elect the general prosecutor in a manner agreed with the opposition.
According to Kobakhidze, according to the draft law, the Parliament of the next two convocations will elect the Prosecutor General of Georgia with a majority of 3/5, for a term of 6 years, and in case the candidate does not receive 3/5 of the votes, the Prosecutor General will be elected with a majority of votes, but for a term of one year. .
"As you know, against the background of sabotage by the radical opposition, the Georgian Dream is actively working to fulfill the 12 points established by the European Union.
Part of the mentioned 12 points is the revision of the procedure for electing the Prosecutor General of Georgia. In order to fulfill this reservation, yesterday the parliamentary majority officially initiated the draft of the constitutional law with exactly the content that was agreed upon last year based on the consultations held between the majority and the parliamentary opposition," said Kobakhidze.
According to him, this draft law has no analogues, although they will "turn a blind eye" to legal principles, because the fulfillment of 12 points is a priority for them.
"This draft law reconciled with the parliamentary opposition has no analogues in any country in the world. There is a simple reason for this - its content contradicts the logic of the governance system and elementary legal principles, which we will not dwell on for a long time today. We will only recall that for the mentioned reason, according to our decision, the corresponding constitutional amendments last year Reception stopped.
However, due to the fact that the fulfillment of the 12 points established by the European Union is a special priority for us, as an exception, we will turn a blind eye to legal principles and accept the new rule for electing the Prosecutor General without any preconditions," said Kobakhidze.
Mayor Kakha Kaladze filing lawsuit against channel 'TV Pirveli' and its journalist
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze is suing 'TV Pirveli' and journalist Maia Mamulashvili in court. The mayor demands 100,000 GEL for moral damages.
As lawyer Dimitri Gabunia said, Kaladze applied to the court with a lawsuit on June 20 for the rejection of defamatory reports and compensation for moral damages. On August 24, the lawsuit was handed over to 'TV Pirveli' and journalist Maia Mamulashvili. According to his explanation, there are 3 days left to present the argument.
There is a dispute over the statement made by Maia Mamulashvili against Tbilisi mayor Kakha Kaladze.
"Maya Mamulashvili's author's program Day's News was broadcasted on the air of the broadcasting company TV Pirveli, where the journalist made the following statement:
"Kakha Kaladze received 60 million from only one tender. This is official information, I'm not making it up. Kakha Kaladze pocketed 60 million. How did Kakha Kaladze put 60 million in his pocket, whose documents were waved in front of your nose. We did not write the documents.
You can see that there is information spread based on the source, which is what a journalist has the right to do. Maia Mamulashvili said several times in a convincing form that he "put it in his pocket" and there is concrete documentation on this.
[...] We are interested in the documentation that journalist Maia Mamulashvili was talking about, the concrete fact that Kakha Kaladze "put 60 million in his pocket". This was aimed only at discrediting Kaladze and spreading wrong information in society," said the lawyer.
According to the lawyer, not a single "such fact will remain without a response" from Kakha Kaladze personally, and the filing of lawsuits will have a systemic character.
Prosecutor General elections to be held in a manner agreed with the opposition, Irakli Kobakhidze says
According to Kobakhidze, according to the draft law, the Parliament of the next two convocations will elect the Prosecutor General of Georgia with a majority of 3/5, for a term of 6 years, and in case the candidate does not receive 3/5 of the votes, the Prosecutor General will be elected with a majority of votes, but for a term of one year. .
"As you know, against the background of sabotage by the radical opposition, the Georgian Dream is actively working to fulfill the 12 points established by the European Union.
Part of the mentioned 12 points is the revision of the procedure for electing the Prosecutor General of Georgia. In order to fulfill this reservation, yesterday the parliamentary majority officially initiated the draft of the constitutional law with exactly the content that was agreed upon last year based on the consultations held between the majority and the parliamentary opposition," said Kobakhidze.
According to him, this draft law has no analogues, although they will "turn a blind eye" to legal principles, because the fulfillment of 12 points is a priority for them.
"This draft law reconciled with the parliamentary opposition has no analogues in any country in the world. There is a simple reason for this - its content contradicts the logic of the governance system and elementary legal principles, which we will not dwell on for a long time today. We will only recall that for the mentioned reason, according to our decision, the corresponding constitutional amendments last year Reception stopped.
However, due to the fact that the fulfillment of the 12 points established by the European Union is a special priority for us, as an exception, we will turn a blind eye to legal principles and accept the new rule for electing the Prosecutor General without any preconditions," said Kobakhidze.
Mayor Kakha Kaladze filing lawsuit against channel 'TV Pirveli' and its journalist
As lawyer Dimitri Gabunia said, Kaladze applied to the court with a lawsuit on June 20 for the rejection of defamatory reports and compensation for moral damages. On August 24, the lawsuit was handed over to 'TV Pirveli' and journalist Maia Mamulashvili. According to his explanation, there are 3 days left to present the argument.
There is a dispute over the statement made by Maia Mamulashvili against Tbilisi mayor Kakha Kaladze.
"Maya Mamulashvili's author's program Day's News was broadcasted on the air of the broadcasting company TV Pirveli, where the journalist made the following statement:
"Kakha Kaladze received 60 million from only one tender. This is official information, I'm not making it up. Kakha Kaladze pocketed 60 million. How did Kakha Kaladze put 60 million in his pocket, whose documents were waved in front of your nose. We did not write the documents.
You can see that there is information spread based on the source, which is what a journalist has the right to do. Maia Mamulashvili said several times in a convincing form that he "put it in his pocket" and there is concrete documentation on this.
[...] We are interested in the documentation that journalist Maia Mamulashvili was talking about, the concrete fact that Kakha Kaladze "put 60 million in his pocket". This was aimed only at discrediting Kaladze and spreading wrong information in society," said the lawyer.
According to the lawyer, not a single "such fact will remain without a response" from Kakha Kaladze personally, and the filing of lawsuits will have a systemic character.