A/HRC/7/3/Add.2 page 48 offences, and the use of non-custodial measures such as bail and recognizance be increased; 207. According to non-governmental sources, the use of custodial preventive measures and imprisonment is still a common practice in a Georgia. It is obvious that using bail as a preventive measure is supported and widespread, but in the majority of cases the amount of bail is unaffordable for suspects. 208. The Government informed that it remains firmly committed to restricting the use of pre-trial detention as a preventive measure in accordance with the respective national legislation of Georgia and relevant international standards. What is important is that the positive trends achieved in 2006, have been kept and further increased during the first nine months of 2007. The chart below shows that in more than 52 per cent of the cases prosecutors brought the motion on the application of non-custodial measures: Motion s of Pros e cu tors on th e Application of Pre ve n tive Me as u re s 9 Mon th s of 2007 O ther P reventive Measures; 120 (0,7% ) D etention; 7544 (47,6% ) Bail; 8189 (51,7% ) 209. The statistics on the actual application of preventive measures further manifest positive developments in this respect. In the first nine months of 2007 non-custodial preventive measures have been applied in more than 55 per cent of cases. Pre ve ntive M e as ure s Applie d by the Courts of I Ins tance 9 M onths of 2007 Other P reventive Measures; 192 (1,2% ) Detention; 7029 (44,7% ) Bail; 8505 (54,1% )

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