Dimitri Gvritishvili: We have prepared a joint appeal in which the judges have once again protested against a disinformation campaign aimed at undermining the independence of the judiciary

We have prepared a joint appeal signed by all members of the judiciary who were gathered here today - the judges have once again protested against a disinformation campaign aimed at undermining the independence of the judiciary - no one should have the right or opportunity to interfere in the independence of the judiciary, regardless of their status, - Dimitri Gvritishvili, a member of the High Council of Justice, said after the meeting of judges at the High School of Justice.

"Today's meeting was very important. The Georgian judicial corps reiterated its unanimous opinion that no one, regardless of status, should have the right and opportunity to interfere in the independence of the judiciary. The judiciary is more independent than ever. We have prepared a joint petition signed by all members of the judiciary who were gathered here today. The appeal says that the judges once again protested against the disinformation campaign, which is being conducted without any evidence and is aimed at undermining the independence of the judiciary. The focus was on unacceptable forms such as making TV clips full of defamatory material. We have made a request and a call to all the subjects who are involved in any way in the political-legal discussions and are making their own appeals and speaking in the language of ultimatums, to stop interfering in the independence of the judiciary. We do not specifically list the names and surnames of the subjects, however, in the opinion of some judges speaking at the discussion meeting, the names, surnames of the subjects were mentioned. Several judges have said and in the perception of part of the corps of judges, as it seems, there is an opinion that the actions of the representatives of our strategic partner countries are not in line with the principles of relations with a democratic, legal and a sovereign state.

There is a readiness from the judiciary to cooperate with any entity that actually wants to improve the system. We will cooperate with everyone for this purpose", - Dimitri Gvritishvili said.