Self-regulation
Pursuant to Article 14 of the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting and the Code of Conduct of Broadcasters adopted by the Georgian National Communication Commission (GNCC) in 2009, broadcasters are obliged to establish an efficient complains mechanism for considering customers’ complaints.If a broadcaster breaches the Code of Conduct, apply to us through filling out a provided questionnaire and the Media Development Foundation, MDF will present your complaint in a broadcaster's self-regulation body.
Statements
Joint Statement of NGOs
We have requested number of times the authorities to launch an investigation based these grave allegations. Despite clear requirements of the Georgian Law to launch a full-scale investigation into such facts by the Prosecutor's Office, no investigation has taken place. The actions of the authorities have been limited to an internal inquiry condiucted by the Ministry of Corrections.
The inquiry carried out by the Inspectorate General of the Ministry raised numerous additional questions and once again proved the necessity of conducting a full-scale and timely investigation. The doubts were further reinforced by the conrtradictory statements of Minister Sozar Subari on the storage of the recordings of the CCTV cameras installed in Merabishvili's cell.
We once again urge the authorities to launch an investigation required by the law to ensure a thorough examination of Mr Merabishvili's grave allegation as well as answer legitimate questions of the society on this matter.