Tbilisi. We the signatory organizations, are responding to the information distributed by the media on November 8, according to which, Giorgi Mdinaradze, the lawyer with legal aid service had suffered physical injuries at the hands of the policemen. As a result, the physical injuries are observable and they were shown in the reportage by the media. The Public Defender’s office also published a detailed report on injuries; the representatives of the office visited the injured party in person.

''Firstly, we express our deepest concern regarding interference in the work of a lawyer and the alleged physical assault, in which, according to the injured party, the representatives of law enforcement were engaged. Such cases further amplify the mistrust among the society towards police, undermine the importance of all reforms and seemingly damage the professional activities of lawyers'', is noted in the statement.

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