I refuse to participate in such a visit, which acquired a political content apart from its professional purpose, writes judge Badri Kochlamazashvili on his Facebook page.

“As you know, a study visit of judges was planned to be held in the US, in which I was going to participate. It was aimed only at professional development.

However, due to the fact that in recent days the mentioned visit acquired a political content and the participation or non- participation of judges became the subject of political assessment, taking into account the strict specificity of my profession, I refuse to participate in such a visit, which acquired a political content apart from its professional purpose”, - writes the judge.