The
lawyers of NGOs’
Legal Aid Network are defending the interests of persons detained on
administrative charges during a peaceful assembly on November 19.
By decision of
the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the detainees were brought to the court today,
shortly before 18:00, at the end of working hours. The lawyers were not
informed about the above
a reasonable time in advance.
At the moment,
several judges are considering the cases. They are deliberately not granting the lawyers'
requests to postpone the hearings for a reasonable period so that they have enough time to familiarize
themselves with the case materials and to present additional evidence. In
several cases, the trial was postponed for only 10 or 30 minutes, during which
the parties were told
to present video evidence and information about witnesses.
We believe
that the court disregards
the right to a fair trial, does not give lawyers the opportunity to properly defend the interests
of their clients, and on the other hand, citizens are not given the opportunity
to obtain
and present evidence to the
court.
The agreement
“On the Deepening of Allied Cooperation”, signed in the Kremlin on 9 May between Vladimir Putin and the de facto leader of South Ossetia, Alan Gagloev,
implies the practical annexation of the region.
On 6 May, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted its 13th decision concerning the conflict in Georgia, once again expressing its “unequivocal support” for Georgia’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.
“Georgian Dream” party is beginning to establish total control over the social sphere.
