Tbilisi. NGOs echo the amendments to be made to the Criminal Procedure Code and call on the Parliament of Georgia to secure at the legislative level the effective guarantees of exercise of the right to defense.

"The original version of the draft law initiated by the Government of Georgia included the necessary and significant guarantees for carrying out effective defense... By two hearings the Parliament of Georgia has adopted this draft law in a significantly modified form,” says the statement.

In the opinion of signatory NGOs, adoption of the law in this form will hinder the effective exercise of the right to defense, "which by itself will considerably lower the degree of exercise of justice in our country.”

Source: gyla.ge