Tbilisi, Georgia: Transparency International Georgia is monitoring the participation of individuals in preliminary detention in the 30 May 2010 Georgian local elections. The monitoring will be conducted in all facilities where, according to the Georgian Ministry of Prisons, there are persons in preliminary detention. There are five institutions of this type in Georgia: 1. Prison #5, Tbilisi, Isani Electoral District. 2. Prison #8, Tbilisi, Gldani Electoral District. 3. Prison #2, Kutaisi. 4. Prison #4, Zugdidi. 5. Prison #3, Khelvachauri. At the same time, Transparency International Georgia is receiving information about the violations recorded in different electoral districts from its regional coordinators. Transparency International Georgia will make statements about the monitoring at the Electoral Media Center throughout the day, while the final results will be presented at 21:00 today. After the elections, the organization will publish a report containing all violations and irregularities recorded during the monitoring process, as well as recommendations for their prevention in the future. Contact persons: Vakhtang Kobaladze, Executive Director. Phone: 877 40 08 18 Tamuna Karosanidze, Media Center Coordinator. Phone: 877 71 91 07