Georgian Revenue Service rejects “misinformation” about sending radio transmitting device to Belarus, circumventing sanctions
The state body noted TV Pirveli channel had not requested any information before airing its story, and accused the media outlet of spreading “misinformation” with the aim of “misleading the public and discrediting the agency”. Photo: 1TV.ge
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The Georgian Revenue Service on Sunday rejected as “disinformation” a story aired on TV Pirveli channel that alleged an American-made radio transmitting and receiving device had been sent by a Georgian-based company through an intermediary country and eventually to Belarus, in circumvention of sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus since the start of the war in Ukraine.
In its statement, the state body said Communicom LLC, a company representing the Motorola Solutions in Georgia, had declared a radio repeater in customs for export to an Uzbek company that operated as the official representative of Motorola in the country.
The Service noted the mentioned device did not require a dual-purpose export permit and had been imported “many times before”. It also said whether exported goods remained in the destination country or were ultimately forwarded to another state did not “fall within the competence” of state agencies operating in Georgia.
The state body noted TV Pirveli channel had not requested any information before airing its story, and accused the media outlet of spreading “misinformation” with the aim of “misleading the public and discrediting the agency”.
The Service called on the channel to “provide proof” of the allegation of sanctions circumvention as presented in the programme.
More than 90 operations have been suspended by the Georgian customs service in the country on suspicion of violations of sanctions imposed by the international community against Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, Lasha Khutsishvili, the Georgian Finance Minister said on Tuesday.
The official position of the Georgian Government on the restrictive measures imposed on Russia by the international community for its invasion of Ukraine is “in full compliance” with the stance of the latter, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili told PMs on Friday.
Any type of goods, both military and dual-use, as well as all products included in the international sanctions imposed by the United States, United Kingdom, European Union and individual countries on Russia and Belarus over the military aggression in Ukraine are subject to “strict customs control” in Georgia, the country’s Revenue Service said on Friday.
The Georgian State Security Service (SSS) says that the recent criticism over its agreement with the State Security Committee (KGB) of Belarus against terrorism and corruption is caused by ‘disinformation’ and aims to discredit Georgian security and law enforcement agencies.
There is “not even a theoretical possibility” of Georgia being used to circumvent sanctions placed on Russia and Belarus since the start of the former’s invasion of Ukraine, Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili said on Monday in his rejection of TV reports on a radio transmitting device having been sent to Belarus from Georgia.
The Russian-flagged cargo ship that entered Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi on Monday is not subject to international sanctions, the Georgian Revenue Service announced on Tuesday.
The Georgian Revenue Service on Thursday rejected as “misinformation” a story aired on Mtavari Arkhi channel and a statement made by Levan Khabeishvili, a member of the United National Movement opposition party, that alleged oil had been imported in the country in circumvention of sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus since the start of the war in Ukraine.
The Georgian revenue service on Thursday announced that the railway wagons loaded with 1,972 tons of fuel oil had entered the Gardabani customs checkpoint on Monday and had been screened, confirming that the international sanctions, imposed on Russia and Belarus since the start of the war in Ukraine, did not apply to either the shipment or the owner company.
Georgia enjoys its international partners’ “full confidence” and acts together with the international community, we can appease our opponents that there is no circumvention of the sanctions imposed by the international community against Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, Levan Davitashvili, the economy minister said on Thursday addressing the parliament.