Prosecutor’s Office pursues “strict” policy against corruption, we have “tangible results” - Deputy Prosecutor General
The importance of effective communication and international cooperation between the state agencies to detect, prosecute and prevent corruption crimes was also emphasised by Abuladze at the conference, which was attended by local and international experts, judges, representatives of academic circles, business sector and civil servants. Photo via Prosecution Service of Georgia
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Bakur Abuladze, First Deputy Prosecutor General of Georgia, on Sunday said the Prosecutor’s Office pursued a “strict” policy against corruption crimes and noted the body had “significant, tangible results” in this regard.
Abuladze opened the international conference under the title Prevention of Corruption: Georgian Anti-Corruption Reform and International Practice, organised by the country’s Anti-Corruption Bureau and the German Agency for International Cooperation, and pointed out the “crucial importance” of combating corruption in a democratic society.
At the event, which was also addressed by the Bureau's Head Razhden Kuprashvili and Sandra Schenke, the Director of GIZ in Georgia, the Deputy Prosecutor General highlighted the Prosecutor’s Office as “one of the main legal instruments” of the national system for fighting corruption.
The importance of effective communication and international cooperation between the state agencies to detect, prosecute and prevent corruption crimes was also emphasised by Abuladze at the conference, which was attended by local and international experts, judges, representatives of academic circles, business sector and civil servants.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Sunday said upholding the principles of transparency of Government accountability to the public and the maximum involvement of people in the decision-making process were “one of the main priorities” of his Government.
Georgia has ranked 29th with a score of 7.56 out of 10 in the 2023 Index of Public Integrity by the European Research Centre for Anti-Corruption and State-building, marking the country's highest-ever rating position.
Officers of Georgia’s Anti-Corruption Agency on Monday detained employees of the City Hall of the western municipality of Tsalenjikha and charged them with bribery.
The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia launched an investigation in 117 criminal cases committed in the civil sector and criminal prosecution against 99 civil servants for corruption over the nine months of 2023, the state body said on Saturday.