Tbilisi. The Public Defender expresses concern about the suicide committed by a 17-year-old adolescent on January 9, 2016, in the town of Borjomi, and extends condolences to his family. 

''The Public Defender calls on the Government of Georgia to pay special attention to the study of causes of suicide in children and to take preventive measures for eradicating the problem – to develop a policy for prevention of suicide in adolescents and to ensure engagement of experts, specialists and stakeholders in the process. He also calls on the Ministry of Internal Affairs to carry out quick and effective investigation into the facts of suicide among adolescents'', is noted in the statement.

Source: www.ombudsman.ge