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29-06-2016

Anti-corruption Agency under State Security Service of Georgia Detained one Person on the Fact of Bribery in Especially Large Quantities

The officers of Anti-corruption Agency under State Security Service of Georgia, as a result of operative-searching and investigative activities detained Shota T, chief officer of Geology Department Mineral Resources division of LEPL National Environment Agency under Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia.

Investigation established, that Shota T.demanded from the director of a certain Ltd. 20 000 USD as a bribe for granting the license for research and extracting of subsoil minerals, issuing geological package in short period of time as well as for presenting the license on the auction.

Investigation is in progress on the fact of bribery in especially large quantities. (Article 338, part III, subparagraph “E”, which envisages from 11 to 15 years of imprisonment. Investigation is carried out by Anti-corruption Agency under State Security Service of Georgia.