Officers of Anti-corruption Agency of State Security Service and officers of Military Police Department of Ministry of Defense, as a result of joint operative-searching and investigative activities, detained Giorgi G., Head of section of Military Police Department Monitoring Main Division under General Staff of Georgian Armed Forces, and Mikheil G.. Head of LEPL Veterans and Soldiers of War and military forces of Georgia – Vaziani Union” on fact of bribe -taking.

As Investigation established, Giorgi G. and Miheil G. promised a son of the former employee of the Ministry of Defense of Georgia -L.S. to give the flat which is in military district of Telavi on temporally lease and demanded GEL 4 000 as a bribe from him.

On June, 27, 2018, Mikheil G. as a result of prior agreement with Giorgi G. took half of the sum demanded as a bribe – GEL 2000 from the mentioned citizen in Tbilisi, Kakheti highway nearby  “Lilo Mall”, and on June 29, 2018 he was taking the rest of the sum – GEL 2000, when he was detained by the officers of Anti-corruption Agency. Giorgi G. was detained on the same day.

Investigation is in progress on the fact of accepting bribes (Article 338, part I). The crime is punishable with the imprisonment from 6 to 9 years. Investigation is carried out by the Anti-corruption Agency under the State Security Service of Georgia.