The Prime Minister of Georgia announced 11 senior officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs would be honoured with the Order of Merit.

“Those set to receive this recognition are:

Vakhtang Gomelauri, the Minister of Internal Affairs
Shalva Bedoidze, the First Deputy Minister
Aleksandre Darakhvelidze, the Deputy Minister
Giorgi Butkhuzi, the Deputy Minister
Ioseb Chelidze, the Deputy Minister
Teimuraz Kupatadze, the Director of the Central Criminal Police Department
Vazha Siradze, the Director of the Patrol Police Department
Sulkhan Tamazashvili, the Director of the Tbilisi Police Department
Zviad Kharazishvili, the Director of the Special Tasks Department
Mileri Lagazauri, the Deputy Director of the Special Tasks Department
Mirza Kezevadze, the Deputy Director of the Special Tasks Department

The awards would be handed out after the inauguration of the President-elect Mikheil Kavelashvili on December 29”, - said Irakli Kobakhidze.