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GEORGIAN YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION READY TO ASSIST ARMENIANS
Kristine Aghalaryan
http://hetq.am/en/politics/ajakcutyun/
2009/06/05 | 14:52
Important Politics
Tamar Khidasheli, President of the Georgian Young Lawyers Association,
has stated that if the Armenian community in Georgia comes to her
organization for legal help the group will assist in whatever way
possible.
Mrs. Khidasheli made her comments in when responding to Hetq in an
online interview conducted by the Caucasus Journalists Network on
June 4.
She refrained from commenting on the ten year prison sentence handed
down by a Georgian court to Javakh activist Vahagn Chakhalyan, saying
that her organization didn't have pertinent information on the case.
"We have obtained information through other groups according to which
it is evident that there have been violations of the judicial process,"
she said.
Mrs. Khidasheli noted that the refusal of the Georgian Ministry of
Justice to register a French-Armenian attorney as Mr. Chakhalyan's
lawyer was a breach of the defendant's rights. She said she knew of
no other cases when a lawyer was refused registration.
"There is no doubt that there is a need to reform the internal workings
of the system to ensure one's legal rights. This is borne out by the
fact that the number of cases submitted to the European Court from
various Council of Europe nations rises yearly," Mrs. Khidasheli said
in reference to the situation of human rights in Georgia.
Kristine Aghalaryan
http://hetq.am/en/politics/ajakcutyun/
2009/06/05 | 14:52
Important Politics
Tamar Khidasheli, President of the Georgian Young Lawyers Association,
has stated that if the Armenian community in Georgia comes to her
organization for legal help the group will assist in whatever way
possible.
Mrs. Khidasheli made her comments in when responding to Hetq in an
online interview conducted by the Caucasus Journalists Network on
June 4.
She refrained from commenting on the ten year prison sentence handed
down by a Georgian court to Javakh activist Vahagn Chakhalyan, saying
that her organization didn't have pertinent information on the case.
"We have obtained information through other groups according to which
it is evident that there have been violations of the judicial process,"
she said.
Mrs. Khidasheli noted that the refusal of the Georgian Ministry of
Justice to register a French-Armenian attorney as Mr. Chakhalyan's
lawyer was a breach of the defendant's rights. She said she knew of
no other cases when a lawyer was refused registration.
"There is no doubt that there is a need to reform the internal workings
of the system to ensure one's legal rights. This is borne out by the
fact that the number of cases submitted to the European Court from
various Council of Europe nations rises yearly," Mrs. Khidasheli said
in reference to the situation of human rights in Georgia.