For many years now, the public demanded a timely and objective investigation from law enforcement agencies into illegal secret recordings, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria wrote on her Facebook page.

“For years, it has become a common practice in Georgia to illegally obtain secret records or fabricate them in order to discredit, damage the business reputation or moral of undesirable people or political opponents,” Public Defender said.

According to Nino Lomjaria, no such case has been effectively investigated, making each member of the community even more vulnerable to similar illegal and unacceptable practices in the future.

“It should be emphasized that in the present and other cases, an assessment can be made whether the records contain information about alleged criminal acts only after an effective investigation, establishment of the authenticity and validity of the records,” Lomjaria said.

TV Pirveli announced that it obtained a secret audio recording, according to which, Bera Ivanishvili (son of the former GD party Chair) together with Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili, ordered the punishment of several people, including a child, because of unwanted comments.