The Minister of Justice of Georgia Tea Tsulukiani responds to the resignation of the Chief Prosecutor. According to Tea Tsulukiani, the resignation of Irakli Shotadze is a negative fact.

The minister writes in a statement on social network that Irakli Shotadze did not share his advice on non-resignation.

"Irakli Shotadze"s resignation is clearly negative step on our way to rule of law .

Unlike those people, who were demanding it, I know what we speak about. I"ve worked with him and I know.

I do not agree with his decision ...

... Now I want to appeal to all public prosecutors in Georgia: I trust you. I want to trust you in the future and therefore I ask you not to give up, because we have witnessed bad past . We should continue to walk on the road of progress,"-reads the statement.