The concept of restricting movement as a form of preventive measure was discussed by members of the legislative and executive authorities.

The purpose of the amendments is to introduce a new measure into the Criminal Procedure Code - restriction of movement, which is enforced through electronic monitoring, and the use of electronic surveillance for those accused of violence against women.

According to the initiative, the implementation of the new mechanism will be ensured by the Ministry of Justice's National Agency for the Execution of Non-custodial Sentences and Probation. Therefore, the effectiveness of movement restrictions will depend on the agency's technical and human capabilities. Minister of Justice, Rati Bregadze spoke about these issues today.

According to the Minister of Justice, all initiatives in penitentiary and probation systems, including the movement restriction mechanism, serve to protect human dignity and rights. On the one hand, it implies a humane approach to accused persons and the use of a lighter form of detention instead of imprisonment for them, and on the other hand, it saves state funds - enforcement of movement restrictions requires approximately 80% less financial costs than providing imprisonment.

Rati Bregadze emphasized the fact that this prevention measure will not apply to all types of crimes and its use will be the prerogative of the court. According to the minister, the National Agency for the Execution of Non-custodial Sentences and Probation will purchase 1,000 wristbands and the same number of servers in the first stage for the enforcement of movement restrictions. In addition, it is planned to increase the number of employees of the electronic monitoring center and train them.

According to the Minister, the probation system is always ready for innovation. A good example of this is Probbox - an electronic service system for probationers, as well as a 24-hour monitoring service, which was created in the National Agency for the Execution of Non-custodial Sentences and Probation last year.

At the meeting, Deputy Minister of Justice Buba Lomuashvili presented the necessary measures for the implementation of the new prevention mechanism.

Speaker of the Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, Prosecutor General, Irakli Shotadze, and Counselor of the Department of Justice of the US Embassy, Lena Owens, as well as representatives of the Public Defender, Lawyers' Bar Association, Young Lawyers' Association, Legal Aid Service, other state agencies and non-governmental organizations participated in the discussion of this legislative initiative.