The Prosecutor’s Office responded to the statement of the detained activist Nino Datashvili’s lawyers, and explained that the defence presented documents reflecting Nino Datashvili’s health condition, which indicate psycho-emotional lability as a concomitant disease, and therefore it was considered appropriate to order an examination.

According to the statement of the Prosecutor’s Office, in such cases, a psychiatric examination is always conducted.

“We would like to respond to the public statements made by Nino Datashvili’s lawyers regarding the appointment of a psychiatric examination for the defendant.”

The public is aware that Nino Datashvili is accused of committing a crime under Part 3 of Article 353, Section 2 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, namely, assaulting a public servant – a court bailiff – while performing his official duties.

In this criminal case, the defence presented documents reflecting Nino Datashvili’s health condition, which indicated psycho-emotional lability as a concomitant illness.

Based on the above, since the medical documentation presented by the lawyers spoke about the defendant’s psycho-emotional state, it was considered appropriate to order an examination.

“We would also like to inform the public that in such cases, a psychiatric examination is always ordered,” the statement reads.

On June 21, the Tbilisi City Court ruled imprisonment in the case of civil activist Nino Datashvili as a punishment measure for assaulting the court security officer on June 9 while performing his professional duties.