the detainee, he was met by an investigator of the State Inspector's Office and an investigation
was launched.
According to the detainee, during the arrest in Bakuriani, two patrol police officers punched him
in the face, threw him to the ground and hit the ski boots on the head. As a result of the beating,
the said person lost consciousness and received injuries in the area of the left cheek, eyeball and
lip, which were recorded by the doctor during his placement in the temporary placement isolator.
Due to the received injuries, the person needed medical assistance, which is why the police first
called an ambulance and then, with the doctor's instructions, took him to a medical facility. In
connection with the mentioned fact, the Office of the Public Defender of Georgia has been
informed that the Investigation Department of the State Inspector's Office has launched an
investigation into a criminal case on the fact of violence with the abuse of official power by the
employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.280
According to the detainee, the employees of the Batumi City Division used obviously excessive,
disproportionate force against him. In particular, the policemen knocked him down and dragged
him on the asphalt, beating him with his hands and feet and hitting him on the head with a service
weapon. The detainee says he was then put in a police car where he was beaten for about 10
minutes. According to the detainee, he received bodily injuries as a result of the violence and lost
consciousness, which made it necessary to call an ambulance. The detainee received injuries to
the face, chest and limbs. Injuries to the detainee were described by the doctor during the
placement in the temporary detention isolator. The detainee states that in connection with the
mentioned fact, he was met by an investigator of the State Inspector's Office and an investigation
was launched.
According to the detainee, the employees of Ninotsminda District Division came to him in the
village and without explaining the reason, told him that he should go with them to the police, but
he refused. He was then hit with the handcuffs to the forehead and forcibly detained. The detainee
stated that he was injured in the forehead during his placement in the temporary detention center
and later in the penitentiary institution, however, he explained that the real reason for the injury
was hidden from the doctor because he was afraid of retaliation from the police.281
According to the detainee, after his arrest, the officers of Gurjaani District Division hit him in the
face and hit his head to the car. He was also handcuffed tightly, causing pain. The mentioned
person was taken to the building of Gurjaani District Division, where he was verbally abused.
While being placed in a temporary detention isolator, the detainee had excoriations on the right
hand and right forearm, as well as hyperemia on the right forearm and bruising on the head. To
seek medical help, he was taken to a medical facility where, in addition, a concussion was
diagnosed. According to the detainee, he was met by an investigator of the State Inspector's
Office and an investigation was launched.
Letter SIS 2 20 00003378 of February 28, 2020 from the State Inspector of Georgia.
During the verification of the documents in the temporary detention isolator and the penitentiary institution, it was
established that the detainee had a facial injury that he had received before his arrest and had no complaints against the
police.
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