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Levan Ioseliani
Public Defender of Georgia
Birthdate: 20.06.1978
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Public Defender: Expression of opinion, including for the purpose of achieving political goals, cannot be aimed at harming or degrading a specific person
12.06.2025 / 12:52
Public Defender: Expression of opinion, including for the purpose of achieving political goals, cannot be aimed at harming or degrading a specific person
Ana Tsitlidze: Levan Ioseliani’s speech and the reactions to it show that you cannot sit on two chairs at once – when Tsulukiani and Tsilosani mock you, that’s the fate you face when you sell yourself to the Russian regime for a high salary
11.06.2025 / 13:16
Ana Tsitlidze: Levan Ioseliani’s speech and the reactions to it show that you cannot sit on two chairs at once – when Tsulukiani and Tsilosani mock you, that’s the fate you face when you sell yourself to the Russian regime for a high salary
Tea Tsulukiani to Levan Ioseliani: People who are not in politics and are members of a politician's family have been banned from traveling, isn't that your business? - You should protect everyone, don't be ashamed of our existence
10.06.2025 / 21:15
Tea Tsulukiani to Levan Ioseliani: People who are not in politics and are members of a politician's family have been banned from traveling, isn't that your business? - You should protect everyone, don't be ashamed of our existence
Public Defender: If violence occurs at the parliament’s back entrance, does this give the police the right to crack down on the rally on Rustaveli? No! Why should they arrest a person for several offenders in Freedom Square? What connection do they have with each other?!
10.06.2025 / 17:56
Public Defender: If violence occurs at the parliament’s back entrance, does this give the police the right to crack down on the rally on Rustaveli? No! Why should they arrest a person for several offenders in Freedom Square? What connection do they have with each other?!
Levan Ioseliani to Georgian Dream: We saw people being beaten at rallies - is that controversial?! Can you tell me at least one case where any police officer has been held accountable? There is no such case!
10.06.2025 / 17:51
Levan Ioseliani to Georgian Dream: We saw people being beaten at rallies - is that controversial?! Can you tell me at least one case where any police officer has been held accountable? There is no such case!
Levan Ioseliani: I have the impression that since the opposition is not in this hall, you have decided to confront me – the report includes many positive issues, however, I wanted to draw your attention to problems
10.06.2025 / 17:32
Levan Ioseliani: I have the impression that since the opposition is not in this hall, you have decided to confront me – the report includes many positive issues, however, I wanted to draw your attention to problems
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?
10.06.2025 / 17:12
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?
Gia Volski: There was a Maidan scenario - if you assess the real situation, this will not belittle you in any way, no one will say that you support the Georgian Dream
10.06.2025 / 16:35
Gia Volski: There was a Maidan scenario - if you assess the real situation, this will not belittle you in any way, no one will say that you support the Georgian Dream
Public Defender: The failure to hold law enforcement officers accountable for the violence committed during last spring's protests created a precondition for the use of disproportionate force during the November-March protests
10.06.2025 / 16:06
Public Defender: The failure to hold law enforcement officers accountable for the violence committed during last spring's protests created a precondition for the use of disproportionate force during the November-March protests
Public Defender on activists’ detention for insulting MP Mariam Lashkhi: Detention is indeed an extreme form, although there can be no justification for such a behavior in the presence of children
02.06.2025 / 15:10
Public Defender on activists’ detention for insulting MP Mariam Lashkhi: Detention is indeed an extreme form, although there can be no justification for such a behavior in the presence of children
Levan Ioseliani: The expectations that existed regarding the Transparency Law were exaggerated - the legislation itself is American and, accordingly, it is unnecessary to talk about its undemocratic nature
02.06.2025 / 14:44
Levan Ioseliani: The expectations that existed regarding the Transparency Law were exaggerated - the legislation itself is American and, accordingly, it is unnecessary to talk about its undemocratic nature
Levan Ioseliani congratulates all citizens of Georgia on Independence Day
26.05.2025 / 11:43
Levan Ioseliani congratulates all citizens of Georgia on Independence Day
Public Defender issues statement on prisoner's death
05.05.2025 / 11:16
Public Defender issues statement on prisoner's death
Public Defender: In November we saw even more alleged facts of ill-treatment - many people have been affected, but no one has been held accountable
26.04.2025 / 09:47
Public Defender: In November we saw even more alleged facts of ill-treatment - many people have been affected, but no one has been held accountable
Ombudsman's report: During the Autumn-Winter protests, journalists, along with protesters, became victims of extraordinary aggression by law enforcement
01.04.2025 / 14:25
Ombudsman's report: During the Autumn-Winter protests, journalists, along with protesters, became victims of extraordinary aggression by law enforcement
Ombudsman's report on protests: The degree of cruelty in the misconduct of law enforcement towards several individuals equates to alleged torture committed for punishment
01.04.2025 / 14:20
Ombudsman's report on protests: The degree of cruelty in the misconduct of law enforcement towards several individuals equates to alleged torture committed for punishment
Ombudsman: "It is unacceptable to completely strip-search an individual; this is a degrading treatment" - The Public Defender will investigate the case on their own initiative, as Elene Khoshtaria refused to cooperate
29.03.2025 / 21:42
Ombudsman: "It is unacceptable to completely strip-search an individual; this is a degrading treatment" - The Public Defender will investigate the case on their own initiative, as Elene Khoshtaria refused to cooperate
The Public Defender and their deputy participated in a meeting organized by the Council of Europe for ombudsmen and national human rights institutions
29.03.2025 / 11:02
The Public Defender and their deputy participated in a meeting organized by the Council of Europe for ombudsmen and national human rights institutions
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Public Defender of Georgia
Levan Ioseliani

Education

2000 - Tbilisi State University, Law

Professional Experience

2018 - 2020 - NPLE “Civil Movement of Georgia”, Executive Director

2016 - 2017 - Chicago Law Mediation Program, mediator

2008 - 2016 - “Levan Ioseliani Law Firm”, Lawyer

2001 - 2008 - Law Firm “Aslanishvili and Ioseliani”, Founder

2000 - 2001 - JSC “TBC Bank”, senior lawyer

1999 - 2000 - JSC “Bank of Georgia”, lawyer

Public Defender of Georgia
Nino Lomjaria
Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili
President of Georgia
Salome Zurabishvili
Public Defender: Expression of opinion, including for the purpose of achieving political goals, cannot be aimed at harming or degrading a specific person
Ana Tsitlidze: Levan Ioseliani’s speech and the reactions to it show that you cannot sit on two chairs at once – when Tsulukiani and Tsilosani mock you, that’s the fate you face when you sell yourself to the Russian regime for a high salary
Tea Tsulukiani to Levan Ioseliani: People who are not in politics and are members of a politician's family have been banned from traveling, isn't that your business? - You should protect everyone, don't be ashamed of our existence
Public Defender: If violence occurs at the parliament’s back entrance, does this give the police the right to crack down on the rally on Rustaveli? No! Why should they arrest a person for several offenders in Freedom Square? What connection do they have with each other?!
Levan Ioseliani to Georgian Dream: We saw people being beaten at rallies - is that controversial?! Can you tell me at least one case where any police officer has been held accountable? There is no such case!
Levan Ioseliani: I have the impression that since the opposition is not in this hall, you have decided to confront me – the report includes many positive issues, however, I wanted to draw your attention to problems
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?
Gia Volski: There was a Maidan scenario - if you assess the real situation, this will not belittle you in any way, no one will say that you support the Georgian Dream
Public Defender: The failure to hold law enforcement officers accountable for the violence committed during last spring's protests created a precondition for the use of disproportionate force during the November-March protests
Public Defender on activists’ detention for insulting MP Mariam Lashkhi: Detention is indeed an extreme form, although there can be no justification for such a behavior in the presence of children
Levan Ioseliani: The expectations that existed regarding the Transparency Law were exaggerated - the legislation itself is American and, accordingly, it is unnecessary to talk about its undemocratic nature
Levan Ioseliani congratulates all citizens of Georgia on Independence Day
Public Defender issues statement on prisoner's death
Public Defender: In November we saw even more alleged facts of ill-treatment - many people have been affected, but no one has been held accountable
Ombudsman's report: During the Autumn-Winter protests, journalists, along with protesters, became victims of extraordinary aggression by law enforcement
Ombudsman's report on protests: The degree of cruelty in the misconduct of law enforcement towards several individuals equates to alleged torture committed for punishment
Ombudsman: "It is unacceptable to completely strip-search an individual; this is a degrading treatment" - The Public Defender will investigate the case on their own initiative, as Elene Khoshtaria refused to cooperate
The Public Defender and their deputy participated in a meeting organized by the Council of Europe for ombudsmen and national human rights institutions
Oleksii Reznikov - Russia, in reality, is a paper tiger
A Korean tamada: Opening of the Korean Embassy in Tbilisi
Israeli Ambassador to Georgia - Our strategy is not to have Hamas controlling the Gaza Strip - Unfortunately, the UN cooperates with Hamas, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch work in favor of Hamas