3. Is it known, according to facts established by the investigation, whether
prisoner G.F. had a conflict with his fellow inmates before the incident and, if
yes, whether the administration of the Institution no. 14 was aware of it;
4. What triggered the argument between G.F. and his fellow inmates on 4
March 2014;
5. How much time after G.F. was injured was he taken to the prison medical
unit and what was the medical assistance provided (please describe the
medical manipulations carried out and the time they were carried out);
6. How much time after the Institution learned about the incident did the
Institution’s administration call the ambulance and when did the ambulance
team arrive (please indicate the exact time of calling the ambulance and the
exact time the ambulance arrived);
7. Whether the investigation revealed failure by the staff of the Institution no.
14 or the healthcare personnel to perform or duly perform their duties and
whether the investigation considered such a theory of case.
In response to our enquiry, the Chief Prosecution Office wrote us13 that the following
investigative measures had been conducted: inspection of the place of incident,
sample taking, corpse inspection and witness interrogation. 12 staff members of
the Institution no. 14 were interrogated. Of these measures, inspection of the place
of incident, sample taking and interrogation of 3 witnesses were performed by the
Investigative Department of the Ministry of Corrections. According to the case file,
G.F. had no conflict with his fellow inmates before the incident, and the investigation
could not ascertain an exact reason why the argument took place on 4 March 2014.
G.F. was provided with medical assistance on the spot; in particular, the doctor gave
an injection of a painkiller and cleaned the respiratory tract as much as it was possible.
After that, the prisoner was transferred to the prison medical unit in the shortest time
possible. At the medical unit, they measured his blood pressure and injected another
painkiller, a medication to stop bleeding and cardiac drugs. As the blood pressure was
dropping, the he was given adrenalin and dexamethasone. After the pulse sensation
on the wrist disappeared, he was being given heart massage and artificial respiration
for an extensive period of time. According to the case file, the ambulance was called
at 02:38; it arrived in the Institution no. 14 at 02:59.
It should be mentioned that the initial investigative measures have been conducted
by the Penitentiary Department of the Ministry of Corrections, which cannot be
considered an independent and impartial investigation authority. Also, a series of the
Public Defender’s important questions remained unanswered; for example, the Public
Defender is unaware of the reasons of moving the prisoner from the Institution no. 6 to
the Institution no. 14 and whether all the reasonable security measures were taken to
prevent the loss of his life by the prisoner; nor has the Public Defender been informed
13
Letter No. 13/39576 dated 23 June 2014
18 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM OF GEORGIA
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