Friday, December 5, 2025

New criminal procedure law doesn't work: lawyers

The lawyer's association has found many gaps in the system. "The current Criminal Procedure Code is incompletely regulated and the court practice is not properly developed in this respect,” says its leader Zaza Khatiashvili.

TBILISI, DFWatch – It is one of Georgia’s most touted reforms abroad, but now lawyers who have experienced it in practice warn that the overhauled Criminal Procedure Code of 2010 isn’t working.

The reform saw deep involvement by top legal expertise from

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