According to the Public Defender, the circulating information according to which the Office of the Public Defender allegedly responded with delay to a message received on the hotline regarding the alleged fact of violence against prisoner Davit Peikrishvili does not correspond to the truth.

As stated in the statement circulated by the Office of the Public Defender, a message about visiting the accused Davit Peikrishvili in prison was received on the Public Defender’s hotline, and on the same day a representative of the Public Defender of Georgia was present at Penitentiary Establishment No. 8, where the accused Davit Peikrishvili refused the meeting.

“The Public Defender of Georgia responds to the information circulated in the media according to which the Office of the Public Defender allegedly responded with delay to a message received on the hotline in connection with the alleged fact of violence against a prisoner. The Public Defender categorically denies the said information and emphasizes that the circulated reports do not correspond to the truth and constitute disinformation regarding the response carried out by the Office of the Public Defender.

On 19 October 2026, at 16:31, a message was received on the hotline of the Public Defender of Georgia regarding the alleged improper treatment of the accused Davit Peikrishvili at Penitentiary Establishment No. 8 and a request for his visit. The interested person was explained that the information would be transferred to the authorized department, and that the visit to the prisoner would be carried out in the shortest possible time.

On the same day, a representative of the Public Defender of Georgia was present at Penitentiary Establishment No. 8, where the accused Davit Peikrishvili refused the meeting. This circumstance is confirmed by the relevant protocol, on which the signature of the accused is recorded.

The Public Defender once again calls on the media to disseminate only information verified with the Office of the Public Defender,” the statement says.