Public order, citizen security “rests on law enforcement” - President

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Tuesday congratulated law enforcement officers on Police Day by saying public order and security of citizens in the country rested on police professionals.

Zourabichvili said the professionalism of Georgian police officers had been recognised by Georgia’s international partners, pointing out their cooperation with Europol as an example.

The order in this country, the security of the citizens, the internal stability [...] rests on you, and this is at a time when there are more and more challenges in the world,” the President told law enforcement professionals at a ceremony dedicated to the date.

Zourabichvili also spoke about domestic violence figures in the country, stressing “it is shameful that brutal murders of women take place.” The President was speaking following recent incidents across Georgia involving gender-based violence and femicide.

This is a big challenge for [law enforcement officers] too, and a lot has been done in this regard. Women already feel much more protected when they go to the police, and they know that this will be followed by a restraining order,” she said.

But we also know that there is a lot more to be done in this direction to prevent this from happening in Georgia. This is our common direction - to take every step, to take all measures,” she concluded.