Бывший премьер-министр Иракли Гарибашвили заключил сделку со следствием по делу об отмывании денег, что привело к приговору в виде пяти лет лишения свободы и штрафа в размере 1 миллиона лари. Критики утверждают, что это преследование является частью политической расправы со стороны правящей партии.

Georgia’s former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili will serve five years in prison after the Prosecutor General’s Office announced a plea deal on January 12 in a serious money laundering case.He was also fined GEL 1 million (about USD 270,000), while money seized from his home that authorities said was illegally obtained will be confiscated.Garibashvili, who initially faced nine to twelve years in prison without a plea deal, was charged with serious money laundering in October. At the time, the court set bail at GEL 1 million (about USD 370,000) after the State Security Service said he admitted receiving illegal income. He was also barred from leaving Georgia as his passport was seized.Garibashvili, who served as Georgian prime minister twice, from 2013 to 2015 and again from 2021 to 2024, was one of the closest aides to Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili. Current Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze succeeded him in February 2024. Garibashvili, who then served as GD chairman, left the party and politics in April 2025.The launch of a criminal investigation against Garibashvili came amid a series of prosecutions and an anti-corruption drive by Georgian Dream targeting former officials and business associates linked to the ruling party. Officials said to have seized over USD 7 million in cash and valuables from dozens of homes belonging to former officials, including Garibashvili.On December 23, authorities arrested another former top official, Grigol Liluashvili, who served as State Security Service chief until April 2025. Accused of bribery, Liluashvili faces 11 to 15 years in prison.Government critics, however, say the authorities are pretending to fight corruption, arguing that the arrests and prosecutions of former officials expose Georgian Dream’s alleged infighting, retribution, and power struggles.Also Read:29/12/2025 – MIA Says Ex-Prosecutor General Partskhaladze Organized High-Profile Contract Killing22/10/2025 – SSSG: Former PM Irakli Garibashvili Admitted Receiving Illicit Income23/07/2025 – Georgian Dream Resignation Streak: Who Left and Why14/07/2025 – Georgian Dream’s Ex-Officials and Business Associates in Hot WaterThis post is also available in: ქართული TagsEka Barbakadze Irakli Garibashvili Tbilisi City Court Copy URL URL Copied document.getElementById('copy-post-url').onclick=function(){var copyText=document.getElementById('short-post-url');copyText.select();copyText.setSelectionRange(0,99999);navigator.clipboard.writeText(copyText.getAttribute('data-url'));document.getElementById('copy-post-url-msg').style.display="block"}