The News in Brief
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Prepared by Messenger Staff
Mikheil Saakashvili's Lawyers Appeal to European Court
The lawyers sent Mikheil Saakashvili's case to the European Court of Human Rights.
As lawyer Shota Tutberidze stated, the complaint talks about the violation of the clauses protected by the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
"The European Court, of course, has a very strict established procedure, which means accepting the case for consideration, after which it will be decided whether the state has violated the relevant provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms," Tutberidze said.
According to the assessment of the defense side, Saakashvili's state of health provides the basis for the court to establish the violation of a number of articles.
The members of Saakashvili's family say that they will not talk about the contents of the case due to their interest in the case.
"I think it would not be appropriate to go into the specific details of the content of the complaint and repeat the government's rhetoric and abuse of the practice of the European Court, so I cannot go into the details," stated Tutberidze.
Minister of Culture Thea Tsulukiani Condemns Imposed Sanctions on Four Georgian Judges
The Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth of Georgia, Thea Tsulukiani, said that US State Department's decision to sanction 4 Georgian judges is incomprehensible to her because according to her, the judiciary of the country is on the right path of development and has great success both in terms of impartiality and independence.
Tsulukiani also noted that she considers the US decision on sanctions unacceptable since no evidence has been presented.
"As a former Minister of Justice and a lawyer of the European Court of Human Rights, which means about 20 years of experience, I want to strongly, loudly condemn this decision of our friend, the USA." It was unacceptable, especially since it had, as it turns out, the form of a surprise.
Partners, friends probably don't behave like that, although in friendship and partnership, it sometimes happens when there is some misunderstanding. This friendship and partnership has such great roots and tradition that such misunderstandings cannot diminish it, however, of course, we, who represent the Georgian nation in the government, are obliged to condemn what is an unacceptable act for the history, sovereignty and independence of our country in the form of sanctions," Tsulukiani said.
Mikheil Saakashvili's Lawyers Appeal to European Court
As lawyer Shota Tutberidze stated, the complaint talks about the violation of the clauses protected by the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
"The European Court, of course, has a very strict established procedure, which means accepting the case for consideration, after which it will be decided whether the state has violated the relevant provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms," Tutberidze said.
According to the assessment of the defense side, Saakashvili's state of health provides the basis for the court to establish the violation of a number of articles.
The members of Saakashvili's family say that they will not talk about the contents of the case due to their interest in the case.
"I think it would not be appropriate to go into the specific details of the content of the complaint and repeat the government's rhetoric and abuse of the practice of the European Court, so I cannot go into the details," stated Tutberidze.
Minister of Culture Thea Tsulukiani Condemns Imposed Sanctions on Four Georgian Judges
Tsulukiani also noted that she considers the US decision on sanctions unacceptable since no evidence has been presented.
"As a former Minister of Justice and a lawyer of the European Court of Human Rights, which means about 20 years of experience, I want to strongly, loudly condemn this decision of our friend, the USA." It was unacceptable, especially since it had, as it turns out, the form of a surprise.
Partners, friends probably don't behave like that, although in friendship and partnership, it sometimes happens when there is some misunderstanding. This friendship and partnership has such great roots and tradition that such misunderstandings cannot diminish it, however, of course, we, who represent the Georgian nation in the government, are obliged to condemn what is an unacceptable act for the history, sovereignty and independence of our country in the form of sanctions," Tsulukiani said.