Georgia’s Penitentiary Service Head Resigns Amid Probe Into Prison Violence Allegations
Giorgi Pataridze, head of the Georgian Special Penitentiary Service, resigned after the Prosecutor’s Office recommended that the Justice Ministry suspend him amid an ongoing investigation into the alleged assault of an inmate. He was reportedly replaced by Ramaz Tatarashvili, who had previously headed the Shida Kartli regional police department. The reports about Pataridze filing a …