LEPL State Agency for Care and Assistance of Victims of Trafficking has released a statement regarding the Ninotsminda Boarding School.

According to the statement, the process of de-institutionalization is currently underway in all large orphanages.

“After the child care service was given the opportunity to enter the Ninotsminda orphanage and carry out its activities, 6 juveniles expressed their desire to leave the institution. In their best interests, the agency responded appropriately and has already secured their transfer to another form of care.

Intensive work is currently underway, up to 10 more children have been identified and are being transferred. At the moment, social workers and representatives of the LEPL State Agency for Medical Activities are present at the Ninotsminda Children’s Boarding School.

In connection with the above-mentioned facts, in the interests of the investigation, the psychologists of the agency were also involved in the case,” reads the statement.