Justice Minister Resigned

Justice Minister Roland Giligashvili resigned on September 15, in the wake of the September 10 mass jailbreak.

129 convicts, described by the authorities as ?dangerous,? escaped late on September 10 from the Rustavi top security prison near Tbilisi, killing one prison guard; another was badly injured. More than 70 jailbreakers are recaptured so far.

President Shevardnadze criticized today the Justice Ministry for increased jailbreaks.

?The Justice Ministry could not deal with the prison service. That is why jailbreaks have increased in the country recently,? President Shevardnadze said in Monday radiobroadcast on September 15.

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