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
Former President of Georgia
Giorgi Margvelashvili
Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Relations with Russia
Zurab Abashidze
Public Defender visits Aleksandre Elisashvili
Ombudsman: The Public Defender welcomes the release of Nino Datashvili from detention - detention is inadmissible unless there are relevant and sufficient grounds for its application
Public Defender on “Reformer Fitness” LLC: Discrimination on any grounds is prohibited in Georgia, and our office will investigate the claims of anyone who considers themselves a victim of discrimination
Ombudsman: When so many people stand behind you, you should have enough political experience, honor, conscience, and brain not to call for 'let’s go and take over this building' - if these young people are arrested tomorrow and sent to prison for 6 years, who will bear responsibility? I am very angry
Head of Anti-Corruption Bureau meets with Ombudsman
Public Defender visits female prisoners, including Mzia Amaglobeli and Nino Datashvili
Levan Ioseliani: I am interested whether the judgments delivered were based on reliable evidence, we will study them - nothing will be hidden that will not be revealed
Levan Ioseliani: Many people are itching to do something, but they should be restrained by law - if you give everyone the opportunity to do whatever they want, everything in this country will turn into chaos and anarchy
The Office of the Public Defender: Eleven individuals detained on Rustaveli Avenue report possible excessive use of force and mistreatment by the police; some show signs of injuries, swelling, redness, and bloodstains
Public Defender: 17 years have passed since the 2008 August war between Russia and Georgia, but its consequences are still being acutely felt by both the population remaining in the occupied territory and those living near the occupation line
Ombudsman: The Public Defender welcomes the acquittal verdict in favor of Giorgi Akhobadze and hopes it will positively influence the establishment of the police’s obligation to obtain neutral evidence
The Public Defender met with Mikheil Kavelashvili
Public Defender's representative visits Nino Datashvili in Rustavi Penitentiary Institution No. 5
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!
Ambassador of Korea Hyon Du KIM - Korea’s strength lies in high-tech manufacturing while Georgia’s strength is in logistics and service areas - Georgia should not be just considered as a single market but as a market that can encompass the region and beyond
Oleksii Reznikov - Russia, in reality, is a paper tiger