Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria has called on law enforcement agencies to investigate alleged facts of sexual harassment and coercion by the clergy.
In a statement released on November 7, the Public Defender said that allegations voiced in the media by the clergy contain “signs of actions punishable by the criminal code of Georgia.”
“I call on the law enforcement agencies to launch a probe into each similar allegation. I also urge anyone, who is aware of alleged criminal actions, to immediately report to the appropriate authorities,” Nino Lomjaria stated.
She also noted that the Public Defender’s Office has already addressed the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia and “requested that they respond to the case.”
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