Taking into consideration an unacceptable form of protest by the citizen M.G. at the Adjara and Guria Division of the Investigation Department of the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia today in Batumi, as well as high public interest about the mentioned fact, the Sevice would like to explain, that the Adjara and Guria Division of the Investigation Department of the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia is conducting an investigation on the fact of illegal entrepreneurial activity and manufacturing and using of forged tax documents. The crime is envisaged by the first parts of Articles 192 and 210 of the Criminal Code of Georgia.

The investigation was initiated on February 25, 2021 on the bases of relevant information, according to which, several companies are involved in the criminal scheme. By manufacturing and using forged tax documents among each other, they have illegally sold sand-gravel having value more than GEL one million.

The law enforcement agency is actively carrying out investigative activities in order to determine essential factual circumstances and to identify and expose other persons who might be involved in the crime.

The public will be gradually informed about the progress of the criminal case.