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Thursday, July 21
Kalmakhelidze presents report
Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance of Georgia Khatuna Kalmakhelidze presented a concluding report to the media on July 1, Akhali Taoba reports. The minister emphasized such priority areas as prison healthcare, long-term visits and meetings by video-conferencing, construction of infrastructure for vocational education, development of prison infrastructure, community service as well as other matters. The Minister noted that this year the following had been undertaken: Primary healthcare is being piloted; The building for tubercular inmates is being constructed; Medical personnel from the National TB Center are appointed at each penitentiary establishment for permanent screening of the disease; Long-term family visits have been launched in 4 prisons and special infrastructure is being constructed in the other semi-open penitentiary establishments; Meeting by video-conferencing is being launched in 2 prisons; Special infrastructure is being constructed for vocational education for inmates. The Council of Europe Development Bank approved the Government of Georgia's application for a low cost loan, partially financing the project. The project envisages construction of a prison in Laituri, Ozurgeti region.
She also underlined that infrastructure has been significantly improved in old prisons and various rehabilitation projects were implemented, including a program of preparing inmates for release.
Nineli Chankvetadze: Robert Sturua 'persona non grata' for authorities
In her interview to Kvela Siakhle well known Georgian actress Nineli Chankvetadze talked about the current situation in theaters and said that she heard that the position of art director of the theater may be abolished. It transpired that this is connected to Robert Sturua, art director of Rustaveli Theatre, who is not favored by the authorities because of his critical assessments of the government.
“He is a well known and great theatre director and naturally it is not easy to dismiss him as such, that is why they want to think of something that will make it possible to dismiss him from his position in the frameworks of “law”. He would be welcomed at any theater around the world and he will be praised as he deserves, it is known that geniuses are not praised in Georgia,” Chankvetadze says.
Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance of Georgia Khatuna Kalmakhelidze presented a concluding report to the media on July 1, Akhali Taoba reports. The minister emphasized such priority areas as prison healthcare, long-term visits and meetings by video-conferencing, construction of infrastructure for vocational education, development of prison infrastructure, community service as well as other matters. The Minister noted that this year the following had been undertaken: Primary healthcare is being piloted; The building for tubercular inmates is being constructed; Medical personnel from the National TB Center are appointed at each penitentiary establishment for permanent screening of the disease; Long-term family visits have been launched in 4 prisons and special infrastructure is being constructed in the other semi-open penitentiary establishments; Meeting by video-conferencing is being launched in 2 prisons; Special infrastructure is being constructed for vocational education for inmates. The Council of Europe Development Bank approved the Government of Georgia's application for a low cost loan, partially financing the project. The project envisages construction of a prison in Laituri, Ozurgeti region.
She also underlined that infrastructure has been significantly improved in old prisons and various rehabilitation projects were implemented, including a program of preparing inmates for release.
Nineli Chankvetadze: Robert Sturua 'persona non grata' for authorities
In her interview to Kvela Siakhle well known Georgian actress Nineli Chankvetadze talked about the current situation in theaters and said that she heard that the position of art director of the theater may be abolished. It transpired that this is connected to Robert Sturua, art director of Rustaveli Theatre, who is not favored by the authorities because of his critical assessments of the government.
“He is a well known and great theatre director and naturally it is not easy to dismiss him as such, that is why they want to think of something that will make it possible to dismiss him from his position in the frameworks of “law”. He would be welcomed at any theater around the world and he will be praised as he deserves, it is known that geniuses are not praised in Georgia,” Chankvetadze says.