It is now in the hands of the Parliament to support the agreement reached by political leaders on April 19. Such a statement made today the US Ambassador to Georgia.

“The Parliament has the power to suspend the process of selecting Supreme Court judges until there is a broad, inclusive and multiparty debate on the issue in order to improve the judiciary.

The US and other international donors have been helping Georgia to improve its judiciary for 25 years… It is because the rule of law and a strong judiciary are a prerequisite for Georgia’s membership in NATO and the European Union.

The High Council of Justice has nominated judges, and it is now in the hands of the Parliament to support the agreement reached by political leaders on April 19, which explicitly calls for a halt to the process of selection of judges of the Supreme Court. "Parliament has the power to stop this process”, - said Kelly Degnan.