At today’s Plenary Session, Aluda Ghudushauri, First Deputy Chairperson of the Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee, spoke about the amendments to the Law on Special Investigation Service and introduced the draft amendments to the colleagues at the first reading at the level of principles. According to him, the changes institutionally strengthen the special investigative service and this is the fulfillment of the condition set in the process of division of the agency.

"It's worth noting that the amendments were essentially passed and agreed upon with the opposition. Within the Legal Issues Committee, there was a meeting where very active, dynamic issues were discussed, resulting in a reconciled and revised version of the text. As for the essence of the changes - a representative of the Special Investigation Service, without any special obstacles or permission, will be able to enter the penitentiary institution in order to be able to collect and take evidence in a timely and effective manner and then attach it to the case. It is noteworthy that the service will also investigate the commission of a crime in connection with which the European Court of Human Rights finds a violation of Article 18 of the Convention”, - Aluda Ghudushauri remarked.

According to him, the bill will ultimately ensure the creation of a strong and effective special investigative service.

MPs voiced their opinions on the revisions and agreed that the bill should be passed in its first reading. The deputies' attitudes were reflected in the voting results, which showed that 78 MPs supported the amendments and only one voted against them.