Public Defender’s Office will study the legality of certain episodes of the protest rally held at Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi, detention facts and the issue of the use of proportionate measures by law enforcers- Public Defender Nino Lomjaria made the regarding statement after the meeting held at the Ministry of internal Affairs.

Nino Lomjaria offered the organizers of the rally to file applications about each alleged case of abuse of power by police with the Public Defender’s Office.

After the meeting, the Public Defender said that the Minister of Internal Affairs promised to hand the video footage showing the special operation over to the Public Defender’s Office, which will allow the Public Defender’s Office to study each case of the use of excessive force.

Public Defender Nino Lomjaria met with the Minister of Internal Affairs, representatives of the White Noise Movement and other NGOs, and discussed the issues around the special operation conducted by police in the night clubs on May 12.

At the same time, a decision was made at the meeting to set up 2 groups, one of which will work on the legislative reform of drug policy and the other one will study the legality of the May 12 developments.