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Georgian city council member arrested for accepting $30k bribe

The local official was detained at the moment of taking the bribe. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 30 Jun 2021 - 12:30, Tbilisi,Georgia

The head of one of the factions in Ambrolauri City Assembly in western Georgia has been arrested for accepting a large bribe, the Anti-corruption Department of Georgia’s State Security Service reported earlier today.

The agency says that the detainee promised help to an individual in his construction business in Tbilisi and accepted 30,000 USD in advance yesterday.

The agency says that the detainee intended to take 140,000 USD in bribes.

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