Tbilisi. On 4 June 2014, the Public Defender of Georgia and Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) held a joint conference on the effective investigation of alleged crimes committed by law enforcement officials. One of the most important recommendations of this event was an inevitability of creation of independent investigative body. At the conference, the Public Defender of Georgia has presented a special report concerning the alleged crimes committed by law enforcement officials for 2013, regulations and international standards on effective investigation. The Georgian National Young Lawyers’ Association has presented a research about the various models of independent investigative bodies of different countries. After the presentation of this report, the representatives of the Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Corrections and Legal Assistance of Georgia have expressed their opinion on the creation of independent investigate body.

Source: ombudsman.ge