Minister of Justice: According to the conclusion of the Samkharauli Forensics Bureau, "Empathy" diagnoses regarding Mikheil Saakashvili are not reliable and infallible

According to the Minister of Justice of Georgia, Rati Bregadze, according to the conclusion of the National Bureau of Forensic, the diagnoses made by the Center "Empathy" regarding the health of Mikheil Saakashvili are not reliable and infallible.

According to the Minister of Justice, the Samkharauli Bureau directly studied the report prepared by the "Empathy" Center and made the relevant decision based on it.

As Bregadze stated, the Special Penitentiary service applied to the National Forensics Bureau on December 8, 2022 to prepare the relevant report.

According to Bregadze, the report will be presented to the court.

"As you know, the situation is always the subject of some speculation and we, as we stated at the beginning, continue to make sure that the public is always properly informed.

In particular, as you know, this issue always arouses great interest in society, and I especially want to talk about the conclusion of "Empathy" in particular.

In particular, the lawyers of the convicted person appealed to the court and asked for his release from serving the sentence, or a postponement, in connection with which, the Special Penitentiary Service applied to the National Forensics Bureau on December 8, 2022, in order to establish the complete truth in the case. In this case, the interest of the service was how scientifically reliable and infallible the conclusion of the "Empathy" Center was, and how far the diagnoses were in accordance with the legislation of Georgia. We received a conclusion from the National Forensics Bureau on January 26, 2023, which includes 3 main directions: these are psychiatric, gastroenterological and neurological diagnoses. It should be clearly said that according to the conclusion of the National Forensics Bureau, the diagnoses made by the "Empathy" Center, such as psychiatric, gastroenterological and neurological diagnoses, are not reliable and infallible. This conclusion will be presented to the court in the appropriate manner and, naturally, the discussion regarding the postponement of the sentence and further serving or release will continue in the court," said Rati Bregadze.

As for the content of the conclusion of the National Forensics Bureau, according to Bregadze, it is of a personal nature and will be discussed in court.

"As for the report, I've given you the gist of the report, there's a lot of information here that may be personal. All of that will of course be the subject of a court hearing, and any questions you ask, or anyone else is interested in, could be asked by the defense side," said Bregadze.

To the journalist's question, whether they refuse to postpone or release Mikheil Saakashvili's sentence, Bregadze answers as follows:

"You are asking the wrong question. We are talking only about the conclusions and the court, not the Special Penitentiary Service, gives the refusal or consent," said Bregadze.

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