Press releases

As a result of the operative-searching and investigative activities, the representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, initiated criminal prosecution against 20 individuals, one of whom is a former official, on the fact of misappropriation of a large amount of state property by deceit by manufacturing and using forged official documents and neglect of official duty.

Head of Investigation Service - Soso Ramishvili, together with the heads of other departments, met with the representatives of European Union funded project "Support to the Public Administration Reform in Georgia" (PAR) and the liaison officers of the embassies of the EU member states (Poland, Germany, France, Austria, Spain, Latvia, Greece). The guests were acquainted with the recent important changes within the Investigation Service, the results achieved in the last year and the vision of close coordination with European partners in order to upgrade the qualifications of employees.

As a result of the operative-searching and investigative activities carried out by the employees of the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, in the Adjara region, criminal prosecution was started against one person on the facts of illegal entrepreneurial activity, legalization of especially large amount of illegal income and tax evasion in large amount. 

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out throughout Georgia, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, during the month of February of 2023, exposed 45 facts of storage, transportation and sale of large amount of excisable goods subject to marking, without excise marks and brought to the criminal liability 47 persons, 21 of which were detained.

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia detained one person on the fact of selling forged currency, in large quantities.

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia detained 2 heads of a company registered in Georgia on the fact of taking property of another person by deceit, in large quantities, through the manufacturing and using of forged documents confirming property rights, committed by more than one person with a preliminary agreement.