Tbilisi. CSO ''Young Barristers'' has commented on the reform of Georgian law-enforcement bodies, hailing the planned amendments as a step towards increased control from the public.
''Changes in the system of MIA and Prosecutors Office impose high political responsibility over the Government and increases its social accountability. In the period of the former Government, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Prosecutor’s Office were formed as Agencies of systemic crimes and an excess power of these agencies were used for private political purposes. The main advantage of the reform, is that the supervisory role of the Parliament will increase, as the Chief Prosecutor and the Head of the State Security Service are going to be accountable to the Parliament, the body, elected by people. Accordingly, social trust towards the above mentioned agencies, as well as their institutional independence, will increase'', the organizations web page says...
Source: the organization's web page in the social network.