Amendment No. 4 | Doc. 13588 | 29 September 2014

The functioning of democratic institutions in Georgia

Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee)

Origin - 2014 - Fourth part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 10.2, insert the following paragraph:

"takes note of the charges filed against former President Saakashvili and, while emphasising that no one is above the law, urges the authorities to ensure that, given the charged political climate in the country, the legal proceedings, including requests for pre-trial detention, against him are not influenced by political motivations."