Tbilisi. On March 16, 2018, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria introduced Zviad Devdariani as a candidate for a membership of the Board of Trustees of the Public Broadcaster in accordance with Article 26 of the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting.

''According to the Public Defender, the competition has revealed a lot of worthy candidates, which creates good grounds for staffing the Board of Trustees with principled and critical persons who are committed to values. When making this difficult decision, the Public Defender took into account the challenges faced by the Public Broadcaster and considered that Zviad Devdariani, who is a brave, qualified and motivated person, will be able to perform his duties thoroughly and worthily over the next 6 years; he will be able to influence the decision-making process and in case of deficiencies, including in relation to the use of budgetary resources, will timely provide information to the public'', is noted in the statement.

Source: ombudsman.ge