Georgian PM highlights domestic judiciary’s “great progress” at Global Security Forum
The Government head also extended his gratitude to the United States - as Georgia’s “number one strategic partner” - for its support for advancing Georgia’s democracy and development. Photo: PM's Press Office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday highlighted the “great progress” made by the country’s juridical system, and stressed transparency and rule of law as priorities of his Government, in comments at the Bratislava Global Security Forum.
Garibashvili told a panel at the event the World Justice Project’s index of the rule of law ranked Georgia in the leading position not only in the Black Sea region but also among the stats of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
The PM also told the Forum the judiciary of the country had “served as an extension of the Prosecutor's Office” before his Government came into power in 2012, citing “thousands, not hundreds, of cases” sent to the European Court of Human Rights under the previous government, before contrasting the figure to this year’s 150 cases.
On the other hand, let me also remind everyone that before our Government, the court system was basically a detachment to the Prosecutor’s Office. Number of cases sent to the ECHR amounted to thousands, 4-5 thousands during the Saakashvili Government. Just for comparison, this year only 150 cases were sent to the ECHR. According to all the surveys done by international organisations, the trust towards the Georgian court system is above average European level, 52-55 percent and more”, Garibashvili said.
He mentioned rankings and indexes of international organisations that he said ranked Georgia at the top compared to NATO member states in good governance, openness, transparency, corruption and budget transparency.
The Government head also extended his gratitude to the United States - as Georgia’s “number one strategic partner” - for its support for advancing Georgia’s democracy and development.
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