State Inspector’s Service of Georgia
The State Inspector’s Service is an independent state authority that as a legal successor of the Office of the Personal Data Protection Inspector, operates in Georgia since 10 May, 2019.
The key directions of its activities are:
- Monitoring lawfulness of personal data processing;
- Monitoring covert investigative actions and activities performed within the central databank of electronic communications identification data;
- Impartial and effective investigation of grave crimes committed by a representative of law-enforcement authorities, by an official or a person equal to an official against human rights and freedoms;
- investigation of malfeasance crimes committed with the use of violence or insulting personal dignity of a victim.
The Service has thus dual functions of acting as a Data Protection Authority of the country as well as investigative functions in relation to crimes committed by public officials. The service is thus committed to increase its investigative skills on cybercrime and electronic evidence in cooperation with the Council of Europe.