Georgia may allow head of CEC, its members to carry weapons

The chairperson and members of Georgia's Central Election Commission (CEC) will be granted the right to carry service weapons, Report informs referring to Georgian media.

Such a legislative initiative was introduced by a group of deputies from the ruling party "Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia."

According to the draft, after the expiration of their four-year term, CEC members who continuously performed their duties during the specified period will retain the right to carry short-barreled firearms for self-defense and sport shooting.