Giorgi Sajaia has been appointed Head of the National Agency for Crime Prevention, Non-Custodial Sentences and Probation of the Ministry of Justice.

Minister of Justice Paata Salia introduced the newly appointed Head of the Agency to its employees.

Paata Salia wished Giorgi Sajaia success in his new position and thanked the former Head of the Agency, Nika Tskharashvili, for his work and fruitful cooperation.

Giorgi Sajaia has extensive experience working at the National Agency for Crime Prevention, Non-Custodial Sentences and Probation. He has held several managerial positions within the Agency and, prior to his appointment as its Head, worked at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

The Minister of Justice of Georgia, Paata Salia, together with President Mikheil Kavelashvili, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze, and other members of the executive and legislative branches, visited the Mukhatgverdi Brothers’ Cemetery to pay tribute to the memory of the heroes who lost their lives in the Russia-Georgia War.

Eighteen years have passed since Russia’s military intervention in Georgia. The Ministry of Justice continues to defend Georgia’s interests before international courts and is working to strengthen the legal basis for the country’s further de-occupation.

In this regard:

Two interstate cases against Russia, as well as approximately 3,300 individual applications concerning the August 2008 war, lodged with the European Court of Human Rights by residents of the Tskhinvali region in coordination with Russia, have been successfully concluded in Georgia’s favor. As a result, Russia was held responsible for numerous violations of human rights committed during the 2008 war and the subsequent occupation;

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has completed its investigation into the Russia-Georgia War. The Court has issued arrest warrants for three individuals accused of committing crimes against the Georgian population.