title: Ministry of Justice (Abkhazia)
text: # Ministry of Justice (Abkhazia)
  
  The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Abkhazia is a body of state administration in the Republic of Abkhazia that ensures the implementation of the state policy in the sphere of notaries, registrars, advocates, ensuring the established order of the courts and execution of judicial acts, registration of public associations, political parties and movements, enterprises, organizations and institutions.
  
  Regulations on the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Abkhazia approved the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Abkhazia of March 17, 1995 No. 59.
  
  The new regulation on the Ministry of Justice was adopted on May 27, 2005 under No. 112.
  
  ## Structure of the Ministry of Justice of Abkhazia
  
  * Office of the Ministry
  * Republican Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise
  * Notary offices of the Republic of Abkhazia:
  * Notary office No. 1, Sukhum city
  * Notary Office No. 2, Sukhum
  * Notary office No. 3 in Sukhum
  * Notary office No. 4, Sukhum
  * Notary Office No. 5, Sukhum
  * Notary office No. 6 in Sukhum
  * Notary office No. 1 of the Sukhum district
  * Notary office No. 2 of the Sukhum district
  * Notary office No. 1 of the Gulrysh district
  * Notary office No. 2 of the Gulrysh district
  * New Athos city notary office
  * Notary office No. 1 of Gudauta district
  * Notary office No. 2 of Gudauta district
  * Notary office No. 1 of Gagra district
  * Notary office No. 2 of Gagra district
  * Notary office in Tsandriipsh village
  * Notary office of Pitsunda settlement
  * Notary office of Ochamchyrsky district
  * Notary office of Tkuarchal district
  * Notary office of Gal district
  * ZAGS of the Republic of Abkhazia:
  * ZAGS city of Sukhum
  * Registrar of the Sukhum district
  * Registry office of Gulryshsky district
  * Registry Office in New Athos
  * Registry office of Gudauta district
  * ZAGS Gagra district
  * Registry office in Pitsunda
  * Ochamchyrsky district registry office
  * Registry Office of Tkuarchal district
  * Registry office of Gal district
  * Republican Civil Registry Office
  
  ## List of ministers
  
  | No. | Full name | Rank | Date of appointment | Date of release | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Batal Tabagua | | 1995 | 2003 | |
  | 2 | Lakerbaia Tengiz Igorevich | | 2003 | 7 April 2005 | |
  | 3 | Liudmila Khojashvili [1st female] | counselor of the first class | 7 April 2005 | October 31, 2011 | Decree of the President of the Republic of Abkhazia No. УП-76; Decree No. UP-51 of February 26, 2010 confirmed the position |
  | 4 | Onishenko Ekaterina Vladimirovna | | October 31, 2011 $^{[4]}$ | н.в. | |
  | 5 | Marina Pilia | | 2014 | present | |
  