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03-07-2020
Participants discussed current situation in the occupied territories and along the occupation line, as well as touched on the challenges in security field, including illegal so-called borderization process detected along the occupation line, decision of the Russian occupation forces on closure of so-called crossing-points and its accompanying negative outcomes. During the meeting talks were also held on grave humanitarian situation created in occupied territories due to COVID-19 pandemic.
02-07-2020
Investigation into the mentioned case was launched on March 16, 2020, on the basis of operational information received by the Service, according to which, certain individuals and groups of individuals through various means of mass communication (including electronic ones) were actively trying to disinform public through disseminating of fake news on the matters of the scope of spread of a Novel Coronavirus and effective fight against the virus, in order to affect population’s mental condition, cause distrust, panic and chaos, that would hamper regular functioning of state authorities and organizations and hinder effective fight against pandemic.
Anti-corruption Agency of the State Security Service of Georgia launched an investigation into the fact of commercial bribery on May 23, 2020. Investigation establishes that the employee of Georgian office of SAFEGE SJSC provided oversight over construction of sewage network in Poti conducted by “TAHAL GROUP B.V.“ Ltd. and its sub-contractor companies. On the pretence that the employee of a company implementing oversight would not make problems to the owner of a company - “Positive File” Ltd. engaged in infrastructure works, would not notify client on protracted works and would not respond to inaccuracies revealed in the course of construction works, the charged individual demanded and gradually took from the head of the Ltd. GEL 44 000 starting from 2018 up to date.
30-06-2020
The officers of Anti-corruption Agency of the State Security Service, as a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, on the basis of judge’s ruling, detained an employee of regional division of Environment Protection Supervision Department on the fact of abuse of official powers, while detained two individuals on the facts of carrying out illegal entrepreneurial activities jointly by more than one person, legalization of illegal income committed jointly by more than one person and manufacturing and use of forged payment documents.
26-06-2020
Head of the State Security Service of Georgia held a meeting with a new Head of EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM), Marek Szczygieł. Deputy Head of the Service, Alexander Khojevanishvili and representatives of the Security Service attended the meeting.
25-06-2020
On June 20, 2020, TV company “Mtavari Arkhi”’s programme “Shabatis Mtavari” broadcasted a news story, which, aiming at misinforming public had been based on deception. In particular, the news story suggests that allegedly, medical staff and local officials offer the family members of persons deceased due to various diseases certain sum of money (from GEL 3 000 to GEL 10 000) in exchange for naming Novel Corona Virus as a cause of death.
24-06-2020
According to the document, in 2019, in order to strengthen CT legislation, several amendments to the criminal code have been successfully implemented in Georgia. SSSG-led Permanent Interagency Commission has been established in the country; three-year National Strategy for the Fight against Terrorism and action plan have been approved.
The officers of the Anti-corruption Agency of the State Security Service of Georgia, as a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, detained on June 24, 2020 a staff scientist of LEPL. “Union of cultural, arts, educational institutions” of Kutaisi City Hall.
23-06-2020
Investigation establishes, that a son was born on June 18, 2020 to a couple residing in Dusheti. In order to receive income in large amounts, intended to sell a child. The parents got in touch with an individual and agreed to sale a child for exchange of USD 5 000, that was followed by the consent of the latter. The mentioned individual registered in the Public Registry as a father of the newborn and received a birth certificate, after what, he handed out USD 5 000 to the parents of the child as agreed. They were detained at the very moment.
17-06-2020
As it is known for public, on June 15, 2020 State Security Service made a statement in relation to the case of Vasambek Bokov, in which we provided the information, which, from our point of view, was significant and necessary in order to disseminate accurate information to the public and ensure that there was no room left for manipulation.
15-06-2020
In relation to the information disseminated via mass media, we would like to inform you, that the Counterterrorism Center of the State Security Service detained a citizen of the Russian Federation on charges of purchase and storage of forged documents envisaged by article 362, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code of Georgia.
The officers of the Anti-corruption Agency of the State Security Service of Georgia, as a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, detained a head of Land Management Service of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Division of Autonomous Republic of Adjara and an individual on the fact of bribe-taking in large quantities and providing assistance in bribe-taking, while also detained an expert on the fact of issuing of forged conclusion.
