Directors of regional police departments resign

Directors of regional police departments have resigned. The information was confirmed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to the Ministry, reorganization is under way in the agency.

Minister of Internal Affairs Giorgi Mghebrishvili met with the directors of regional police departments yesterday.
“This is the first stage of the reorganization. I am sure we will always have public support and we will be successful in the fight against crime”, the Minister said.

He added that changes are planned in other directions as well.

Georgian Police to Patrol Gori from Today

Georgian police will patrol Gori from today.
The locals will be able to return to their dwelling houses after Georgian police enters the city of Gori.
According to Vano Merabishvili, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, traffic movement on the Gori –Khashuri main road line will be restores already today.
As the Minister stated, traffic movement was blocked till Natakhtari till now. But the traffic movement is supposed to be restored till Igoety.
‘We will control the whole road main line and safeguard the safety of the locals. We will shift our patrolling on the road section ahead every half an hour.’
Vano Merabishvili remarked that the government of Georgia takes all measures working in state structures and police in Gori to be totally restored.