The draft law on wiretapping has been postponed so many times, including at the request of our foreign partners, who asked us to give them time to submit remarks, but no one could submit any remark, Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia said in the interview to the PalitraNews.

“Six months have passed since the initiation of this law. The draft law on wiretapping has been postponed so many times, including at the request of our foreign partners, who asked us to give them time to submit remarks, but no one could submit any remark.

Among them, the statement of the US Embassy ​​says that it is against European standards. The simple question is, which European standard does this law contradict? No, there is no answer to this question as it does not contradict any standards.

As for the statement of the US Embassy. This was a very unfair statement in its content, since the passage seems to say that the Parliament, a democratic institution elected by the citizens of Georgia, is deliberately trying to control citizens.

What can I tell you, this is not true, this is an accusation that has nothing behind. We are talking about wiretapping of potential criminals in the process of criminal investigation and I think equating potential criminals and suspects with Georgian citizens is wrong and I am very surprised at this passage. I think it is important for the US Embassy to make clarifications in this regard”, - said Shalva Papuashvili.