Public Defender: I rely on the OSCE/ODIHR Report. Any other assessment on my part on how the elections were run would be incorrect since the Public Defender does not act as an observation organization  

Public Defender Doesn’t Comment on Elections

The public defender of Georgia, Levan Ioselian, was asked by a journalist if the elections held on October 26 were free, fair and universal. He refused to comment.

Ioseliani said that the Public Defender relies on reports from OSCE/ODIHR, an international organization that monitors elections. He believes it is not correct for him to make his own assessment of how the elections were conducted.

The Public Defender explained that his office does not have the ability to monitor elections. Therefore, any other opinion from him would be wrong.