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24-12-2018

Anti-corruption Agency under the State Security Service of Georgia Detained Two Individuals on the facts of Failure to Report Crime and False Testimony

The officers of the Anti-corruption Agency under the State Security Service of Georgia, as a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, detained the head of Economic Policy and Service Management Service under Zugdidi Municipality City Hall Tengiz Kobalia and a citizen Khuta B. on the facts of failure to report crime and false testimony.

Investigation established, that Tengiz Kobalia was aware of a particularly serious crime committed by the mayor of Zugdidi Municipality Lasha Gogia and vice-mayor of Zugdidi Municipality Gia Gulordava and failed to report it to the law-enforcement authorities, whilst Khuta B., in order to conceal the particularly serious crime committed by Gia Gulordava, provided the investigation with false information on purpose.

Investigation is carried out on the facts of failure to report crime and false testimony (Article 376 and article 370, part 3, which envisages from 3 to 7 years of imprisonment).

Investigation is carried out by the Anti-corruption Agency under the State Security Service of Georgia.