National Preventive Mechanism According to medical certificate N187 dated June 6th, 2012, drawn up by a chief doctor of penitentiary establishment N4, Zurab L. suffered bruises in both eye-sockets, also bruises and indentations – in the left part of the forehead, indentation – in the right shoulder blade area, abrasions - near both wrists, bruises – on upper part of buttocks. On June 11th, 2012 during the visit of the representative of Public Defender to Zurab L. external examination of the inmate still revealed various injuries: two bumps on the head, excoriations – on temples, yellowish bruises – on the left shoulder and both eye-sockets, excoriations and bruises – on both wrists, bruises – on both knees and kidney area, bruises - in the area of both ankles, long abrasion – on the right elbow, bruise – in the left shoulder blade area. Based on the above, on June 13th, 2012 Public Defender addressed to the Chief Prosecutor of Georgia with a demand to start a preliminary investigation. He also provided the Prosecutor with a recommendation to ensure conduction of forensic medical examination in the shortest possible period to timely determine nature, degree and age of injuries present on the inmate’s body. Based on the above, on June 13th, 2012 Public Defender applied to the Chief Prosecutor of Georgia with a demand to start a preliminary investigation. He also provided the Prosecutor with a recommendation to ensure the conduct of forensic medical examination in the shortest possible period to timely determine nature, degree and age of injuries identified on the inmate’s body. According to the answer N13/26744 received from Georgia’s Chief Prosecutor’s Office, investigation was commenced by Senaki district prosecutor’s office on the case of N068060612801 on the fact of exceeding official powers by workers of the Senaki district department of the Georgian Interior Ministry, the crime stipulated in the first paragaph of the article 333 of the Georgian Criminal Code. Case of Giorgi Q. On July 4th, 2012, representative of the Pubic Defender met and interviewed citizen Giorgi Q., placed in the Zugdidi Multi-profile Clinic Respublica. According to the latter, on July 3rd, 2012 he, together with his friends, was in the village of Anaklia, in the vicinity of the summer camp territory, where they drank beer and had already decided to stay for a night there. According to Girogi Q., in the night hours they were approached by a police car and three people came out of it. One of the policemen demanded car documents and a driving license. After submitting the papers Giorgi Q. was asked to pass an alco-test after which he and his friends were put in the police car and taken to the Anaklia police station. According to Giorgi Q. they were placed in one room. Giorgi Q. asked policemen not to impose an administrative fee on him since he already had an ongoing administrative penalty. Because of this the policemen assaulted him physically and verbally, namely, slapped him in left eyebrow area, as a result of which G. Q. felt disorientated. As Giorgi Q. recalls, policemen also psychically and verbally assaulted his friends as well. As Giorgi Q. says after this fact he had difficulties with speech. According to notes made in a medical card, when admitted to the medical unit he was in a neurotic state, he also had abrasive wounds in the head and chest areas. He was diagnosed with a concussion. On July 9th, 2012 Public Defender applied to the Chief Prosecutor with a proposal to start an investigation. Pursuant to reply N13/31471 received from Chief Prosecutor’s Office, an investigation has been launched on the fact of beating the citizen Giorgi Q. case N004404712002. www.ombudsman.ge NPM Report