Former Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili has been interrogated by the Anti-Corruption Agency of the State Security Service (SSS), where he fully cooperated with the investigation and admitted to receiving illegal income over the years, the agency’s director Emzar Gagnidze announced.
“Former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili was questioned at the Anti-Corruption Agency of the State Security Service. He fully cooperated with the investigation and admitted the fact of receiving illegal income for years. In the coming days, based on the evidence already obtained and newly collected materials, the investigation will determine the legal qualification of his actions and decide on the preventive measures to be applied, which will be publicly announced,”
— stated Emzar Gagnidze, Director of the SSS Anti-Corruption Agency.
This development follows a series of high-profile searches conducted last week as part of a joint operation between the Prosecutor General’s Office and the State Security Service. Investigators carried out raids on the homes and properties of former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, former Head of the State Security Service Grigol Liluashvili, former Chief Prosecutor Otar Partskhaladze, and their associates.
During those searches, law enforcement seized large amounts of cash, electronic devices, and documentation suspected to be linked to illegal financial operations. Among the discoveries were over 1.3 million USD found at the residence of Koba Khundadze, a person connected to Liluashvili, and nearly 2.9 million USD from the bank safes of individuals related to Partskhaladze.
The investigation, focusing on money laundering and illegal enrichment, is ongoing, with authorities expected to announce further actions and potential charges against additional figures in the coming days.
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