Tbilisi. Georgian Young Lawyers' Association  (GYLA), Georgian Democracy Initiative (GDI), Transparency International - Georgia (TI) and International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) released a joint statement about police raids held for the past period.

"For the past several days the Ministry of Interior held some wide scale police raids in the capital which raised concern of the part of population. ...We consider that often implemented activities were illegal and violated human rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. ...Considering the high public interest on the case, we deem necessary to inform public about relevant regulations of the Georgian legislation and submit our opinion".

Source:gyla.ge