Amendment No. 5 | Doc. 13863 | 29 September 2015

Abuse of pretrial detention in States Parties to the European Convention on Human Rights

Signatories: Ms Manana KOBAKHIDZE, Georgia, SOC ; Ms Eka BESELIA, Georgia, SOC ; Mr Süreyya Sadi BİLGİÇ, Turkey, EC ; Ms Valentina BULIGA, Republic of Moldova, SOC ; Mr Ahmet Berat ÇONKAR, Turkey, EC ; Mr David CRAUSBY, United Kingdom, SOC ; Mr Zviad KVATCHANTIRADZE, Georgia, EC ; Ms Guguli MAGRADZE, Georgia, SOC ; Sir Alan MEALE, United Kingdom, SOC ; Mr Ali ŞAHİN, Turkey, EC ; Lord John E. TOMLINSON, United Kingdom, SOC

Origin - 2015 - Fourth part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 7.2, delete the following words:

"(for example certain cases of United National Movement (UNM) leaders in Georgia)".

Explanatory note

After the election in 2012, the number of pre-trial detentions considerably decreased. Pre-trial detention is used only as an exception and utmost measure. Investigations involving former governmental officials started, inter alia, considering the recommendations of different international intergovernmental and nongovernmental organisations, including institutions of the Council of Europe.