Tea Tsulukiani to ombudsman: Have you reorganized your office? Are you still working with harmful Lomjaria’s staff? - Why don't you see Mariam Lashkhi's children, why didn't you mention the wounded policeman?

Have you reorganized your office or not, and if not, why? Are you still working with harmful Lomjaria’s staff and are you keeping us in the hope that our rights will be protected by them? - this is how the Vice-Speaker of the Parliament, Georgian Dream MP Tea Tsulukiani, addressed the Public Defender, Levan Ioseliani, who presented an annual report to the Parliament.

As Tsulukiani noted, the issues omitted in the report may be due to the fact that the staff of the office selectively provide him with topics.

"When you were appointed to this position, did you conduct a reorganization and who are you working with? Why do I have this question? Thank you for many things, but I did not understand one thing - you stated that there is overcrowding in prisons, but you did not mention that during the reporting period, last year, the super modern Laituri prison was opened. Also, when you talk about the rights of demonstrators being violated, you should mention the wounded policeman at least once, right? Also, you mentioned women's rights, thank you for that. I do not expect you to protect me, I do not need this protection. Lomjaria was saying that she was not our defender, are you our defender? If this is so, when you talked about women, why did you not talk about female deputies and their attacks? When you talked about children, why did you not say anything at least once about Mariam Lashkhi's children? Well, you said it was the 2024 report. Have you ever asked how Giorgi Kalandarishvili's children were? When their father was smeared with ink and the children watched it live on air, not knowing whether their father, who was at work, had been blinded? This must be balanced so that we can believe you! No matter how difficult it is for me, I will not dare to bother you, because I know that you have many other better and more important things to do.

That is why I asked the question - I know you more or less, you are a person full of dignity, you do not lack professionalism, perhaps it is the fault of the staff that they selectively cover topics. Have you conducted a reorganization or not, and if not, why? Are you still working with the staff of harmful Lomjaria and are you keeping us in the hope that our rights will be protected by them?

This office was made up of insolent people. I wonder if you are still working with these people? Did you conduct a reorganization or not? If you did, then why don't you see Mariam Lashkhi's children, why didn't you see that the Laituri prison was built? Why don't you see us? Or do you tell us that you are not our ombudsman. Do you ever protect our rights? Why didn't you mention the wounded policeman? Why didn't you mention that the country was at risk of serious destabilization?" Tsulukiani said.