Tbilisi. The "Georgian Young Constitutionalists' Association" responds to the Public Defender's initiative on his wider powers.The Association believes that "the discussed recommendation on increasing the powers of the Public Defender, and in particular granting him the right to collect photo materials in the closed penitentiary institutions, should be assessed positively. Widening of powers in this respect will ensure transparency within the penitentiary system, and in addition, along with the increasing level of supervision, the facts of violation of the inmates' rights will reduce as well," says the information released by the organization.

Source: the organization's web page in the social network.