National Preventive Mechanism would help him. According to the convict, Megis Kardava told investigator Kolbaia that “if he did not finish this matter on time he would kill the defendant”. As Malkhaz A. spoke, in February, 2012 he was taken to the director’s office where there were Director Davit Khuchua, Deputy Director Victor Kacheishvili and Deputy Head of the Penitentiary Department Gaga Mkurnalidze. The latter told Malkhaz A. that if he did not tell an investigator that he gave false explanations to Public Defender he would be raped. And Davit Khuchua and Victor Kacheishvili were charged with this task. While if he refused the explanations he would be released as they knew that he was innocent. The convict noted that a week later he was visited by investigator Nugzar Mgebrishvili to whom he, hoping that he would be released, did not confirm the explanations given to Public Defender. According to the convict, the investigator also told him that knew about his innocence and his release was complicated due to the fact that he had given a confession regarding drugs. In accordance with N13/11544 response from Georgia’s Chief Prosecutor’s Office dated June 30th, 2013 Investigative Department of Tbilisi Prosecutor’s Office an investigation was launched into the criminal case N010118112 on the fact of exceeding official powers by personnel of N8 establishment towards Malkhaz A. The investigation is pending and relevant investigation actions are carried out. According to the same response, criminal proceedings against particular persons have not been instituted. Case of Malkhaz B. On December 29th, 2012 representatives of the Preventive and Monitoring Department of Public Defender Office met and interviewed inmate Malkhaz B. who was placed in N18 medical establishment for defendants and convicts. According to the inmate, during his stay at N8 establishment many times he was beaten up and tortured as a result of which his health has deteriorated. According to the convict, on March 23rd, 2011 he was settled into N8 establishment of the penitentiary department. Administration personnel of the establishment Vladimir Bedukadze asked him the crime he was arrested for and whether he was beaten up by him earlier, during his stay at N8 establishment. As the convict says at this time they were approached by the head of the establishment security department Victor Kacheishvili who told Bedukadze “to push” him into so-called “fux”. As Malkhaz B. said, around one hour later he was approached by establishment personnel Oleg Patsatsia, Victor Kacheishvili and, also someone called “Kosa” (named Malkhaz) who got the inmate out of the “fux” and took him into the court quarantine where Oleg Patsatsia asked him what type of robbery he was accused of. The convict said that he did not rob anybody. Malkhaz (aka Kosa) offered cooperation with the administration. The convict refused this offer which led to Kacheishvii verbally abusing him and then once again offering cooperation. After the second negative response O. Patsatsia and V. Kacheishvili charged some “Beshkena” (Beshkenadze) and Kosa with supervision of the inmates. After this Malkhaz B. was transferred to cell N88 of the accommodation building from where 2-3 days later he was against taken to a shower room and beaten up there. According to the convict, he was beaten up by Khonski, officer at the establishment, and other two administration personnel after which he was taken to a solitary cell where he was kept for 10 days. And after the solitary cell he was transferred to cell N4 of the building A where he was kept for a month. According to the convict, on specific day (he did not remember exact date), at around 11am Oleg Patsatsia and one of the workers entered his cell. Oleg Patsatia took the inmate to a shower room and tasked so-called Kosa and another officer with beating him up with plastic bottles for wearing shorts. After this he was again taken down to the solitary cell where he was left for 16 days. From the solitary cell the convict was moved to so-called fux and put there for 2 days. According to Malkhaz B., afterwards he was transferred to a quarantine cell where some “Basti” and several officers again beat him up, tied him to a heating unit pipe and left him in this condition for 12 hours. After this he was transferred to a quarantine cell where the convict was once again beaten up by establishment personnel. And Malkhaz B. said Bedukadze filmed all the actions. As the convict said, during the beating he was stripped down, made to lie on www.ombudsman.ge NPM Report