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16-01-2019

Anti-corruption Agency under the State Security Service of Georgia Brought one Individual to Criminal Justice on the Fact of Abuse of Official Powers

The officers of Anti-corruption Agency under the State Security Service of Georgia as a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, brought Guram A., former head of environment patrol and rapid respond unit of Guria of the west regional division under the Environmental Supervision Department to criminal justice.

Investigation established, that in January, 2018, during the working period as the head of environment patrol and rapid respond unit, Guram A. failed to fulfil his official duties envisaged by law. In particular, he didn’t expose the illegal act of the representatives of the two companies, who have worked in the river-bed of the river “Natanebi” in village “Meria”, Ozurgeti Municipality extracting inert material - sand and road material without any license, thus substantially violating legal interests of the state.

On March and July 2018, the officers of Anti-corruption Agency under the State Security Service  of Georgia detained 5  and brought to criminal justice 3 employees of environment patrol and rapid respond unit of Guria regional division under the Environmental Supervision Department on the same fact.

Investigation is carried out on the fact of abuse of official authority. (Article 332 Part I) which envisages imprisonment up to 3 years.

The investigation is underway and is carried out by Anti-corruption Agency under State Security Service of Georgia.