LAW OF THE ABKHAZ AUTONOMOUS SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC on Changes and Amendments to the Constitution (Organic Law) of the Abkhaz ASSR

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25. To formulate Articles 154, 155, 156 as follows:

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Article 156. The Prosecutor of the Abkhaz ASSR shall be appointed with a consent of the Prosecutor General of the USSR, the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Georgia and the Supreme Council of the Abkhaz ASSR and is accountable to the latter. In the part of exercising of supervision on observation of the laws the Prosecutor of the Abkhaz ASSR is subordinated to the Prosecutor General of the USSR and the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Georgia. The Deputy Prosecutors of the Abkhaz ASSR shall be appointed by the Supreme Council of the Abkhaz ASSR with the consent of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Georgia upon the nomination of the Prosecutor of the Abkhaz ASSR; District and city prosecutors of the Abkhaz ASSR shall be appointed by the Prosecutor of the Abkhaz ASSR with the consent of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Georgia.

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27. To formulate Article 163 as follows:

“Article 163. The Constitution of the Abkhaz ASSR may be changed on the basis of decision of the Supreme Council of the Abkhaz ASSR adopted by the majority of a total number of deputies of the Abkhaz ASSR, not less than 1/3”.

28. In the text of the Constitution (Basic law) of the Abkhaz ASSR, the words “Georgian SSR” shall be replaced with the words “Republic of Georgia”.

Chairman of the Supreme council of the Abkhaz ASSR V. Ardzinba

9 July 1991

(Newspaper “Afxazetis Khma”, # 127, 2 August 1991)