1. Improvement of Governance in the Ministry of Internal Affairs Donors Conference for Georgia Brussels, June 16-17, 2004 Donors Conference for Georgia Brussels, June 16-17, 2004 Improvement of Governance in the Ministry of Internal Affairs

2. Improvement of Governance in the Ministry of Internal Affairs Donors Conference for Georgia Brussels, June 16-17, 2004 DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE Tackling corruption and increasing efficiency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Establishing partnership between the police and public Transforming the Ministry of Internal Affairs into a civilian body responsible for implementation of internal security policy -1-

3. Improvement of Governance in the Ministry of Internal Affairs Donors Conference for Georgia Brussels, June 16-17, 2004 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVE Improvement of administration, optimization of the structure and personnel Establishment of the system of police education and creation of effective personnel policy Ensure social safety of servants and establishment of the principles of the personnel stability and career Optimization of the MIA functions Increasing the level of human rights protection in police proceedings Strengthening of community control of the Ministry, establishment of community policing Demilitarization of military structures within the Ministry and increase civil component at the extent of decreasing police one -2-

4. Improvement of Governance in the Ministry of Internal Affairs Donors Conference for Georgia Brussels, June 16-17, 2004 PROGRESS ALREADY MADE Creation by the end of the year of Patrol (uniform) Police in Tbilisi and establishment of community policing Creation of the system of public oversight councils Ensuring transparency of the Ministry’s procurement commission with the nongovernmental sector involved in it Dramatic decrease of human hijacking cases and 100% successful investigation of such cases Significant reduction of traffic police stations Intensification of General Inspection (86 policemen - fired, 27 senior officials – ousted and 128 policemen punished) Abolishment of artificial monopoly on ecological diagnosis and technical examination of vehicles Elimination of corruption in the field of collection of service fees which resulted in doubling of incomes without increasing the fee rate and the number of payers Optimization of the personnel by 50% Reduction of administrative management units Creation of the modern police training courses, through technical equipment and upgrade facilities of the Police Academy Creation of new transparent and effective system of recruitment and promotion Transformation of the Ministry’s units with non-policing functions from the police into the civil format -3-

5. Improvement of Governance in the Ministry of Internal Affairs Donors Conference for Georgia Brussels, June 16-17, 2004 THE REMAINING REFORM AGENDA Elaboration and implementation of new legislation regulating police proceedings Transformation of current military rank system into the special police rank system Adoption of the Code of Ethics of the police Strengthening of the policemen accountability mechanisms and establishment of central electronic system of accounting police activities Establishment of a unified service evaluation, promotion and demotion system Elimination of functions duplication Optimization of the police and its separation into preventive (uniform) and criminal police Separation from the Ministry of the commercial structures (e.g. property protection police) Strengthening of the crime prevention system, establishment of the Criminal intelligence service Creation of training system for the “new policemen” through comprehensive technical equipment of the Police Academy and further elaboration of modern curriculums Further strengthening of public control and higher public involvement in the police activities Establishment of community policing Decentralization of the police Total demilitarization of the Interior Troops and Border Guard Creation of the Border Police on the basis of current Border Guard and its integration in the policing field Gaining of several functions necessary for implementation of internal policy (migration, national minorities, etc.) -4-

6. Improvement of Governance in the Ministry of Internal Affairs Donors Conference for Georgia Brussels, June 16-17, 2004 THE NEED FOR DONOR SUPPORT Reform of Tbilisi Police aimed at law enforcement, crime prevention and investigation Human Resources development in the Ministry Downsizing staff and provide compensation, seek to conduct training programs and create new employment for former civil servants -5-