UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called on Tbilisi to investigate cases of torture in prisons, and to prosecute the perpetrators.
“We call on the government (of Georgia) to ensure prompt, impartial and effective investigation of all the evidence of human rights violations, not just those that are captured in the video. The perpetrators of these acts must be brought to justice, “- said on Friday a representative of Pillay Rupert Colville at a press conference in Geneva.
In Georgia, burst the scandal of torture in prisons. On Tuesday Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia reported cases of ill-treatment of prisoners in Gldani prison number 8. Currently, 10 individuals are arrested and placed in pretrial detention. Most of them are members of Gldani prison.
MIA placed some of the videos on its website, with the caveat that it is only a small part of the materials available to the investigation, since the other shots are not allowed for public viewing. Though later that evening “Maestro” and “Channel Nine” TV channels showed in its broadcast shocking footage of brutal beatings and rape, noting that it was provided by former prison officer Vladimir Bedukadze.
Several human rights organizations have condemned the revealed facts of violation of Georgia’s prisoners. Interior Minister of this country Bacho Akhalaia resigned on Thursday.
