Judicial reform to address real challenges facing courts in Georgia, US Ambassador says

21:19, 24.10.2022

I would hope that the judicial reform that is undertaken addresses some of the real challenges facing the courts here, which include very heavy workloads, US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan told reporters on Monday.

The Ambassador commented on the election of Levan Murusidze and Dimitri Gvritishvili as judges of the High Council of Justice.

“That’s an assessment that the European Union will make. Judicial reform is one of the priorities. It is not only in the list of 12 recommendations, it’s in the Association Agreement that Georgia has with the European Union. This is clearly a very important area for any democracy,” Kelly Degnan said.

To protect democracy, Kelly Degnan believes it is essential to have an independent, truly impartial judiciary.

“The process of judicial reform needs to be a broad and inclusive one that includes civil society, opposition and stakeholders who have not just an interest in it, but have very good ideas about how to improve Georgia’s judiciary,” she added.

By - Tamar Tabatadze

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