Georgia

The Constitution of Georgia

CHAPTER TWO
Georgian Citizenship. Basic Rights and Freedoms of Individual

Article 40

1. An individual shall be presumed innocent until the commission of an offence by him/her is proved
in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law and under a final judgment of conviction.

2. No one shall be obliged to prove his innocence. A burden of proof shall rest with the prosecutor.

3. A resolution on preceding a person as an accused, a bill of indictment and a judgment of conviction
shall be based only on the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. An accused shall be given the benefit
of doubt in any event.

Keywords

Fair trial standards



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