The Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs supported Irakli Shotadze, the candidate for the Prosecutor General. Prior to the voting, the committee hearing was held for more than six hours.

Shotadze answered the questions of both majority and independent MPs and representatives of the civil society.

Irakli Shotadze served as the Prosecutor General of Georgia from November 19, 2015 through May 31, 2018. Irakli Shotadze resigned following mass demonstration at his office over the controversial Khorava street incident in December of 2017.