Anti-corruption agency arrests state officials for negligence of duties
The state body said the officials, identified only through their initials, had not fulfilled their duties and had been “ineffectively” controlling the financial transfers made on behalf of the organisations. Photo: sss.gov.ge.
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The anti-corruption agency of Georgia’s state security service has charged the former and current directors of the Gori municipality culture and tourism department promotion agency for the neglect of official duties, the state authority announced on Friday.
The state body said the officials, identified only through their initials, had not fulfilled their duties and had been “ineffectively” controlling the financial transfers made on behalf of the organisations. The agency also noted that the accountant of the agency had benefited from the negligence of the suspects and had been transferring money to his/her personal bank accounts between January 21, 2020 – April 7, 2022, misappropriating budget funds worth ₾370,479 (about $132,111).
The accountant was arrested on April 14 this year by the anti-corruption agency for the offense of the misappropriation of budget funds.
The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has charged two individuals for appropriation of 239,450 GEL (about $74,000/€67,400) from Khalik Bank Georgia through a fraudulent scheme.
Law enforcers of the Anti-corruption Agency of the State Security Service of Georgia have arrested the Chief Accountant of the Gori Municipality Culture and Tourism Development Promotion Agency, the state authority announced on Thursday.
Georgian law enforcers of the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) have detained 11 individuals for helping embezzle €620,000 belonging to German, Austrian, Chinese, Dutch and Norwegian citizens.
A Tbilisi court has given two individuals charged with negligence for their responsibility in failing to detect a gas leak in a residential home in Tbilisi to pre-trial detention.
Revaz Javelidze, the head of the Georgian government administration, on Tuesday briefed an international, high-level anti-corruption conference in the Hague over the “effective steps” being taken by his country’s authorities in combating corruption.