Investigation Service Exposed Facts Of Fraudulent Misappropriation Of State-Owned Land Plots
BM.GE
14.07.23 11:00
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As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, carried out by the representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, on the fact of fraudulent misappropriation of state-owned land plots, in large quantities, by manufacturing and using forged official documents and on the fact of neglecting official duties, criminal prosecution was initiated against 8 persons, one of which is a former official.
Investigation determined that the accused person, during the years of 2020-2021, in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, by using forged documents, with the help of false witnesses and as a result of improper performance of official duties by one of the municipality employees, fraudulently registered 3 land plots with an area of 6,809 m2 and with a total value of GEL 713,942.
During the investigation, the illegally acquired land plots were seized.
Investigation is being continued under the Articles 362, 180 and 342 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 6 to 9 years.
