Interview with Former Senior Official Reveals Violations Systematic in Interior Ministry  

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The article discusses an interview with Irakli Shaishmelashvili, a former Head of the Operational Planning Department at the of Internal Affairs (MIA), where he shared his concerns and criticisms about the current state of law enforcement Georgia. Some key points from the interview include:

* Shaishmelashvili expressed frustration with the aggressive behavior of some participants and accused them of being provocateurs who had been hired to disrupt the protests.
* He criticized the police for using excessive force during the dispersal of , including the use of gas and the siege of protesters.
* The former MIA official lamented that police units have not undergone proper training or used specific manuals, which he attributes to a lack of merit-based cadre policy within the MIA.
* He also criticized the MIA’s human resources approach, citing cases of people with high school education being appointed to managerial positions.
* Shaishmelashvili revealed that on July 5, 2021, during the violent homophobic march against Tbilisi , police actions were coordinated with Andria Jaghmaidze, the press secretary of the .
* He stated that Deputy Interior Minister Shalva Bedoidze informed him of this communication, which resulted in the police operation plan being changed and not implemented as originally planned.
* Shaishmelashvili criticized the Georgian for failing to use high-tech surveillance equipment provided by the to monitor movements near the occupation line with .
* He directly linked the lack of preventive measures to the tragic murder of Tamaz Ginturi, claiming that if preventive measures had been taken, Ginturi’s murder would not have happened.

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