Ambassador Kelly Degnan says US programs open to Georgian judicial system professionals

17:47, 15.07.2022

The US programs are open and available to many professionals in the Georgian judicial system, US Ambassador to Georgia, Kelly Degnan told journalists.

Kelly Degnan was asked to comment on the statement of the Tbilisi City Court Judge, Lasha Chkhikvadze who said that he was disqualified from the US-funded program as a “sanction” following his handing down the conviction for Director General of Mtavari Arkhi, Nika Gvaramia.

“I can’t speak on behalf of the judge. That wouldn’t be appropriate. I can say our programs are open to the many professionals in the judicial system that are interested in coming to exchange views and best practices with their counterparts in the United States. These have been very successful programs, study groups, and I think have been a great benefit both to Georgian members of the judiciary as well as to their United States counterparts. So these have been very positive and they remain open to Georgian participants,” Ambassador Degnan said.

By - Elene Dobordjginidze

Politics

Kelly Degnan

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