The officers of Anti-corruption Agency under the State Security Service of Georgia, as a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, detained the chairman of Tskaltubo Municipality Assembly Grigol Ivaneishvili, on the fact of accepting bribes in especially large quantities.

Investigation established, that Grigol Ivaneishvili promised a foreign businessman to put up the former building of Tskaltubo Municipality Assembly on the auction for a preliminary negotiated price and promised an assistance in terms of purchasing the mentioned property. In return, Ivaneishvili demanded bribe in amount of GEL 250 000. Furthermore, upon the initiative of Ivaneishvili, the foreign businessman registered a 16% share of his company on the name of Ivaneishvili’s confidant as a guarantee that the sum demanded as a bribe would be paid.

On December 26, 2018 a tender offer was announced on purchase of a building and a land plot located in the town Tskaltubo, Shanidze str.№1, in which the foreign businessman participated and through the assistance of Grigol Ivaneishvili the businessman was able to purchase the building and the land plot for the price which had been preliminary negotiated and affordable.  In order to cover-up a crime, Grigol Ivanieshvili signed a fictitious loan agreement  with a foreign businessman  and made the latter transfer GEL 250 000 to the account of his son. The officers of Anti-corruption Agency under the State Security Service of Georgia detained the chairman of Tskaltubo Municipality Assembly Grigol Ivaneishvili on January 25, 2019, as soon as the mentioned transfer has been completed.  

Investigation is carried out on the fact of accepting bribes in especially large quantities (Article 338, paragraph 3, sub-paragraph “E” of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 11 to 15 years).

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