On July 24 a mock trial was carried out at the Kutaisi City Court within the framework of the movement initiated by the Legal Aid Service - "Let’s Make the Law Accessible to All". The case concerned a criminal offense - murder, which was considered by jurors selected from the residents of Kutaisi. At the mock trial, the parts of prosecution and the defense, as well as the accused, the victim and some witnesses, were performed by the Legal Aid staff.
The mock trial of jurors, in which the judges and audience must be the population of the region, is aimed at raising the legal awareness of the population and potentially preparing them for real participation in the trials of jurors. As Razhden Kuprashvili, Director of the Legal Aid Service declared, it is extremely important that the people of the regions were involved in conducting mock trials - one of the crucial activities of the Project "Let’s Make the Law Accessible to All".
This is probably a most effective way to raise the legal awareness of the population and a condition for good preparation as long as the society meets this challenge of the country's justice system during the real jury trials. " The movement "Let’s Make the Law Accessible to All" is supported by USAID-PROLoG and the COE. Activities across the country will continue until the end of the year.