The President of Georgia speaks about a crisis in the judicial system. He made an announcement at the parliament .

According to him there is a necessity of the European Union expert mission’s involvement in solving this crisis.

As the President says judges should be protected better and their independence should be guaranteed.

" We, politicians, have supporters and critics as well. It is crucial for democratic state that critics should have the right to voice their opinions publicly and legally. This is the only way towards the unification of the society - through the ability to listen to different opinions and have a hope to find justice.

The Justice system is my constant concern. More protection and independence, more democracy of court system became the basis of my political statements and actions. However, the main actors of this process should be judges themselves. The fight for court independence should continue in each court, each hall, in the cabinet of the judge or meeting rooms. This burden has to be carried by everyone. Unfortunately, corps of judges remain silence on this issue,"- said the President.

" In the autumn, I mentioned the necessity of the European Union expert mission’s involvement in solving this crisis. I repeat once again – we need a highly qualified European expert mission, which will determine the exact causes of the judicial crisis and help us in search for solutions,"- underlined Giorgi Margvelashvili.

As he said " A citizen is unprotected, if he does not have a right to a fair trial.

A citizen is unprotected, when he is deprived the right to pray, when he is discriminated against his ethnic origin. A citizen is unprotected, when he is persecuted because of his distinctiveness, when he is oppressed because of his sexual orientation. A citizen is unprotected, when he is ill-treated by the law enforcement officers, when he is persecuted for political or other reasons, when he is maltreated by those who, have to be in charge of protecting him, when his private life is violated, and when he is illegally wiretapped. "