DOJ PARTNERS IN GEORGIA

In August 2000, DOJ increased its support to Georgia by contributing funding to the American Bar Association's Central and East European Law Initiative Criminal Law Program (DOJ/CEELI) http://www.abanet.org/ceeli/countries/georgia/home.html

In March 2002, DOJ/OPDAT issued a grant to American University's Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) to commence money-laundering and corruption research projects in Tbilisi, Georgia. See http://www.traccc.cdn.ge

Georgian contacts of the Department of Justice include:

General Prosecutor's office of Georgia - http://www.pog.gov.ge
(on matters of reforming and restructuring current prosecutorial system)

Georgian Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee - http://www.parliament.ge
(on matters on Criminal Procedure legislation)

Ministry of the Internal Affairs - http://www.police.ge
(on a matter of fight with Human Trafficking and Money Laundering crimes)

Supreme Court - http://www.supremecourt.ge
(on matters related to the Role of Judiciary in a Reform of Criminal Justice Sector)

National Security Council of Georgia - http://nsc.gov.ge
(on matters of implementing Anti Corruption Program of Georgia)

Council of Justice of Georgia – Tel: (995 32) 27 31 05
(on matters of competency testing for law enforcement employees)