Mariam Salukvadze – Participant of the Educational Certification Program in Fighting Corruption

02 February 2022

Mariam Salukvadze, participant of the Moldova Study Visit, works as an Inspector of Especially Important Cases in the Human Rights Protection and Quality Monitoring Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia. Her major responsibilities include monitoring the investigation of criminal cases, as well as supervising investigative protocols, procedural documents and the implementation of recommendations. In addition, Mariam Salukvadze represents the Division in the Interagency Coordinating Council for Combating Organized Crime (in particular, the direction of fighting cybercrime). In different years of her professional development, she was involved in legal activities in the field of environmental protection in a project funded by the World Bank, in the field of general specialization in different law firms, as well as internships at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.

Mariam is a graduate student of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. She also successfully graduated from the Riga Law School Intensive Program in European Law and Economics. For the development of her professional and personal skills, she participated in a number of conferences, trainings and summer schools in the field of human rights and criminal law. She passed the Bar Qualification Exam in General Specialization and the Professional Adaptation Program too. Currently, Mariam is a participant of the Educational Certification Program in Fighting Corruption.

Mariam Salukvadze: "As part of the Anti-Corruption Certification Program, I learned about the challenges of fighting against corruption, effective management of anti-corruption policy strategy and the issues regarding prevention of corruption. It is impossible for me to imagine development of a state where corruption is flourishing and there is no trust towards public servant. Therefore, it is important to participate in such professional programs which aim to form the anti-corruption worldview. This program is the best project to gain education in anti-corruption sphere, because besides the regular trainings and seminars, it promotes the effective collaboration with foreign countries, sharing knowledge, practices and experiences to facilitate anti-corruption activities. I recommend those who are interested to take part in the program."

The Certification Program in Fighting Corruption is implemented by the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) in cooperation with the Ilia State University with financial support from the Foundation to Promote Open Society (FPOS).