Director of Gldani Penitentiary Establishment No. 8, Ramaz Pirtskhalava, dismissed

Ramaz Pirtskhalava, the director of Gldani Penitentiary Establishment No. 8, has been dismissed from his position, the Special Penitentiary Service reports.

According to the agency, Nodar Kinkladze has been appointed as the new director of Penitentiary Establishment No. 8; he previously served as the director of Penitentiary Establishment No. 1 in Laituri.

"These personnel decisions were implemented by an order from the Director General of the Special Penitentiary Service, with the consent of the Minister of Justice of Georgia," the statement reads.