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prison no 8

Ombudsman warns of overcrowding in Georgia’s largest jail

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TBILISI, November 20 – Georgia’s Public Defender says overcrowding and basic conditions in the country’s largest jail remain a serious problem. In a statement on Thursday, the Public Defender’s Office said its National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) regularly visits Prison No 8 in Gldani, northern Tbilisi, and other facilities and has already carried out 114 inspection … Read more

Ex-official charged with mass torture in Georgian prison extradited from Germany

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TBILISI, DFWatch–Germany Friday extradited the former head of Georgia’s prison department Davit Chakua, who is charged with abuse of powers, humiliating and inhumane treatment, provoking a crime, falsification of evidence and influencing a witness. A plane with Chakua on board landed at Batumi airport. The 44-year-old was declared wanted through Interpol in 2013, and is … Read more