Statement of the Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia

2023-02-15 10:58:14

On February 15, 2023, the Special Penitentiary Service (a state sub-departmental institution in the system of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia) published the video recordings of the imprisoned Mikheil Saakashvili's stay at the medical institution.

As soon as the video recordings were published, the Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 40¹³ of the Law of Georgia "On Personal Data Protection", upon its initiative, immediately started an inspection in order to study the lawfulness of the disclosure of Mikheil Saakashvili's personal data.

As it is known to the public, the Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia is examining the lawfulness of the disclosure of the video recordings of Mikheil Saakashvili's stay at the medical facility on December 14, 2022, in connection with which the actions necessary to make a summary decision are actively being carried out.

The Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia will inform society regarding the results of the examination additionally.