Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria evaluated lifting up candidacy for membership of Board of Trustees of Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) by Zviad Devdariani as appropriate.

Lomjaria commented about the statement of Women’s Movement about her naming Devdariani as candidate for membership of GPB Board of Trustees. She said that she had guided with the candidate’s independence, experience, motivation and qualification as main criteria for selection. Lomjaria underlined that she had no information about facts of possible sexual harassment on part of Devdariani.

Zviad Devdariani named by Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria as candidate for a member of Board of Trustees of Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) has lifted his candidacy.

Devdariani released a statement where he talks about blackmailing campaign against him. In the statement he talks about pressure on part of Women’s Movement that harms his reputation and hits civil society. “Someone may dislike me or my liberties but I have never misused my authorities or duties,” Devdariani stated.

Women’s Movement today released a statement which called on Public Defender for studying cases of sexual harassment of females by Devdariani.