Patriarchate appeals to Ministry of Internal Affairs to make public the details of criminal case related to Ninotsminda boarding school

The Georgian Patriarchate appeals to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make public the details of a criminal case related to the Ninotsminda boarding school.

"Based on the Public Defender's statement, it recently became known to us and the public that criminal cases have been launched in the Ministry of Internal Affairs in connection with the Ninotsminda boarding school.

We appeal to the relevant service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make these cases public, so that nothing is hidden from anyone and various speculations do not take place", - reads the statement of the Public Relations Department of the Patriarchate.

We would like to remind you that the Public Defender's Office requested information from the General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia about the alleged criminal facts that took place in the boarding house.

According to the information received, four criminal cases have been launched in 2016-2021 on the fact of alleged violence against minors. Investigation is underway into 3 cases of alleged violence (Article 126 of the Criminal Code) and one case of alleged rape (Article 137 of the Criminal Code).