Tbilisi. On July 26, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia was notified of forced transfer of L.O. to drug testing.

''We welcome the fact that in about an hour from the visit of the Public Defender's representative, police released the detainee. However, despite the results achieved, the mentioned fact proves that the so-called "street drug testing" is still a serious daily problem in Georgia, which violates the inviolability of citizens’ freedom, as well as the constitutional rights to privacy, human dignity and fair trial. Despite the Public Defender's repeated calls to eradicate similar facts, police still continues the vicious practice,'' is noted in the statement.

Source: www.ombudsman.ge