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Minister of Justice: "We Had Solid Arguments as to why the Footage of Prisoner Mikheil Saakashvili Was Made Public. Ultimately, the Legality of this Decision Should Be Assessed by the Court"
Minister of Justice, Rati Bregadze commented on the appeal of the Ministry of Justice with respect to the conclusion of the State Inspector's Office and explained its reasons. According to the Minister of Justice, the Special Penitentiary Service had and still has solid arguments as to why the footage of prisoner Mikheil Saakashvili was made public. Finally, the legality of this decision should be assessed not by the executive or the legislative branches, but by the court. Accordingly, the Ministry of Justice appealed to the court with respect to the conclusion of the State Inspector's Office.
"This is a legal procedure. We had a different opinion, which is substantiated and naturally, the decision should be made by the judiciary," - said the Minister of Justice.
Rati Bregadze once again clarified that the disclosure of prisoner Mikheil Saakashvili's footage was absolutely legal and served the interests of law and order in the state.
"We are deeply convinced that we have a strong legal position. The decision made by the Special Penitentiary Service to publish the footage was absolutely legal, served the public interest, and ruled out the possibility that the public had been misled into transferring Saakashvili to Gldani's 18th facility, including the stories with porridge and juices. It served the interests of peace, law and order in the state," said the Minister.