Public Defender Identifies Serious shortcomings in Tadumadze's Appointment as Judge - Lomjaria

Public Defender Nino Lomjaria says that if the case of Davit Kezerashvili is considered by the Strasbourg court, there is a high probability that a violation of the court's right will be established in the case.

The judge of Kezerashvili's case was Shalva Tadumashvili. During his appointment as a judge, the ombudsman found serious violations of his qualifications. Accordingly, according to Lomjaria, according to the case law of the Strasbourg court, the decisions made by a judge appointed in such a process violate the standards of justice.

"Tadumadze was the Prosecutor General in this case as well, at the time when Kezerashvili was charged. There is a very high probability that if this case goes to the Strasbourg court, the court will find a violation of the right to a fair trial. During the appointment of Tadumadze as a judge, the Public Defender identified serious shortcomings in the inconsistency of his qualifications, and in accordance with the case law of the Strasbourg court, decisions made by a judge appointed in such a trial are found to violate fair court standards," Lomjaria said.