Visit of Kazakh Delegation to Georgia
June 28, 2017, Tbilisi. The Kazakh delegation led by the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Talgat Donakov continued the visit to Tbilisi to study experience of law enforcement and judicial authorities in light of the criminal process modernization in Kazakhstan.
The delegation members held a meeting with the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Georgia Ms. Nino Gvenetadze. From the Georgian side, the meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Justice, Chief Prosecutor’s Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Constitutional Court, Ministry of Corrections and Probation, Bar Association, Legal Aid Service, Association of Law Firms, High Council of Justice, as well as judges of the Tbilisi City Court and Tbilisi Court of Appeals.
During the meeting, the sides discussed issues related to the judicial reform and criminal justice system in Georgia. The experience of Georgia is interesting by the fact that over a short period of time this country has transited to a European model of criminal procedure that is used quite efficiently.
In conclusion of the meeting, the head of the Kazakh delegation thanked the Georgian side for a warm welcome and noted the need to further expand interaction in the legal field.
It should be noted that these days Tbilisi is hosting the 8th Eastern European and Central Asian Regional Conference of the International Association of Prosecutors themed “Asset Recovery and Cybercrime”.
The Conference gathered about 150 participants from 27 countries of the world and representatives of 7 international bodies and organizations. From our side, it was attended by the Deputy General Prosecutor Marat Akhmetzhanov.
Prosecutors touched upon relevant issues of international cooperation related to seizure and confiscation of stolen assets including digital currency, informal cooperation out of request of legal assistance, frozen asset management.
Within the forum, negotiations were held between M. Akhmetzhanov and the leadership of general prosecutor offices of Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, UK, Uzbekistan as well as the leadership of the IAP.
During bilateral meetings, the sides exchanged experience on the most important areas of cooperation within the fight against transnational organized crime, drug traffic, cybercrime, extremism and terrorism. They also raised issues of achieved success in the sphere of law enforcement system reforms, expanding and strengthening of contractual and legal framework.
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