Tbilisi. The Public Defender of Georgia would like to respond to the investigation of the murder of teenagers on Khorava Street and provide information about the examination of the case by the Public Defender’s Office.

''The Public Defender is studying the case in two directions: firstly, whether all necessary investigative actions have been carried out or whether the investigative activities conducted were sufficient; and secondly, whether certain persons, whose responsibilities were possible to identify, have been identified.

At this stage, we have identified certain circumstances and we’d like to provide information about it to the public. As a result of the examination of the case, a question emerged about why the investigation did not seize the clothes of one of persons participating in the fight.

We would also like to welcome the active investigative process being conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

It should be noted that after fully studying the case materials, one of the subjects of our assessment will be the effectiveness of the investigation conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs since June 2018'', is noted in the statement.

Source: ombudsman.ge