2013-03-15 An order of the Minister of Internal Affairs issued on January 25, 2013, has changed certain rules of the personnel regulation. The Minister’s order allowed for appointment or promotion of the candidates who have not completed a professional education program or training courses. The positions listed in the order include the head of police patrol units or higher officials, heads and deputy heads of the operative department, detectives, district Inspector-investigators, and border police officers. The order had a temporary character, and was active until March 31, 2013. Link: http://goo.gl/rtVQn

2013-01-24 Following the 2012 parliamentary elections, 27 employees of the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Department of the Patrol Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia were transferred to the authority of the Chief Human Resources Department. According to the police officers, they were pressured to signed the letters of resignation. The police officers stressed that as the new management stated, the officers who served under the UNM’s government must leave. After refusing to resign, the officers were informed of their termination due to inability to meet the requirements of the new management. Link: http://goo.gl/OAmTc