Tbilisi. "This Affects You Too – They Are Still Listening" campaign participants released a statement concerning MP Levan Bezhashvili’s initiative from March 13th. "We would like to once again explain to the public as well as the lawmakers that the resumption of ‘This Affects You Too’ campaign was preconditioned by the refusal of the current government’s executive branch to dispose of the surveillance and eavesdropping system set up by the previous government. It is public knowledge that, as a result of the above vicious practices, numerous footages depicting scenes from private life have been unveiled in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.At the same time, we would also like to comment that the launch of the campaign is by no means related to any singular instance (including Tbilisi Mayor’s private conversation with his daughter). The problem is much wider and concerns the public at large. Protecting human rights is important for all organizations involved in the campaign since the current legislation and the existing malicious practice do not allow for an effective monitoring and proper regulation of the activities of the investigative bodies. Consequently, the risks that any person can become a victim of illegal tapping or surveillance still linger", says the statement.

Source:transparency.ge