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not
be
able to
continue
living" –
the words
that he said
to his wife,
which was
reported by
media. In
addition he
said to his
family and
friends that
he was
subject to
inhuman and
degrading
treatment
during the
police
interrogation.
According to
the
alternative
independent
forensic
examination
there were
bruises
found on
Mamuka’s
face, which
once again
confirmed
the version
of some
mistreatment
at the
police main
department.
On July 16,
2013 the
Ministry of
Internal
Affairs
denied any
allegations
and
misconduct
of police
and released
the official
investigation
case files
to the
public.
According to
the national
forensic
conclusion
there were
no sign of a
physical
injury on
the face of
Mamuka
Mikautadze
but injury
to the neck,
which caused
Mikautadze’s
death, were
found on the
body. Thus,
the General
Inspection
at the
Ministry of
Internal
Affairs
concluded
that there
were no
signs of
physical
pressure
against
Mamuka
Mikautadze
from the
criminal
police
officers.
The
investigation
is still
underway.
There are
versions on
the causes
of suicide
whether
police, some
stereotypic
dumb
attitudes in
the
communities,
‘criminal
authorities’
and etc., but
the root of
all these
human
tragedies
are the
senseless
criminalization
of drugs
including
marijuana
and no
pragmatic
approach to
these
issues.
According to
the current
legislation
of Georgia
there are no
distinction
of soft and
hard drugs
neither in
theory nor
it is in
practice.
The drug
charges are
extremely
unreasonable
which up to
life
imprisonment.
The only
distinctions
are in
quantities
of drugs but
not in line
with the
reality.
On June 2,
2013 the
first such
scale
marijuana
rally “2.06”
held in
Tbilisi made
history,
organized
via social
network -
facebook.
The public
demanded
decriminalization
of marijuana
with one of
the points
that in the
21st century
a state
prosecution
of users
unacceptable
for a
civilized
world.
Recently
speaking at
the press
conference
Minister of
Health on
May 10
pointed out
to
distinguishing
marijuana
from other
drugs. He
added the
issue
required a
"well-considered
strategy"
and said the
legalization
of marijuana
could be a
part of it.
At almost
same time
the
president of
Georgia
Mikheil
Saakashvili said
that during
his
political
party
leadership
it was a
stupidity to
arrest
people for
marijuana.
The current
legislation
of Georgia
allows the de facto
decriminalization
of all types
of drugs but
there is
still no
political
will to
implement
pragmatic
drug policy
and save
human life,
protect
public
health and
interests of
Georgian
society.
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