Tbilisi. On December 15, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia filed a constitutional suit with the Constitutional Court of Georgia.

''The Public Defender considered that Articles 3781 and 3782 of the Criminal Code of Georgia did not comply with paragraphs 5 of Article 42 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 17 of the Constitution of Georgia.

The disputed articles impose penalties for transfer of prohibited items to persons placed in the temporary detention facility or penitentiary facility (3781), as well as for purchase, storage, carriage and/or use of prohibited items (3782). It should be noted that the list of prohibited items is determined by minister's order.

Any offense and punishment should be clearly defined by the Criminal Code'', is noted in the statement.

Source: ombudsman.ge