Tbilisi. Today GYLA have filed a claim with the Constitutional Court on behalf of Zurab Japaridze to demand that the following eight articles of the Code of Administrative Offences be recognized as unconstitutional:

Art.32 – administrative imprisonment

Art.33 – general rule for imposing penalties for administrative offences

Art.233 – administrative proceedings conducted based on the principle of equality of citizens

Art.236 – evidence

Art.237 – evaluation of evidence

Art.240 – content of a report of administrative offence

Art.264 – circumstances to be ascertained during the hearing of administrative offence cases

Art.266 – orders issued in administrative proceedings

''The Code of Administrative Offences is the only normative act that remains since the Soviet times and is still effective. Rights of many people are unlawfully restricted on a daily basis by application of the Code. GYLA has been raising the issue of changing the Code since several years. The Constitutional Court’s decision to grant the claim will end the unconstitutional use of the Code of Administrative Resources and will trigger a comprehensive reform of the legislation'', is noted in the statement.

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Source: gyla.ge