Deputy Justice Minister: Reporting finances not stigmatizing

14:12, 30.08.2024

“The Public Registry will reflect not only 20% but the organization’s total financing and why this can be stigmatizing,” said Beka Dzamashvili, Deputy Justice Minister in the Constitutional Court.

According to the Deputy Minister, an interested person when entering the Public Registry will see the sources of finances, be it from Georgia or abroad.

“An organization could be called pursuing foreign power interest but this cannot be a stigma. It was a very good observation in this regard. If the registry was closed, we just determined 20 percent and called it that, a person would not be able to understand what the organization actually does, how much it received, whether it has Georgian funding or not, there might be some questions, but a complete picture is presented so that the public can see who actually is and what it gets,” he said.

The Constitutional Court holds a regulatory session to address the lawsuits filed against the Transparency of Foreign Influence Law.

By - Elene Dobordjginidze

Justice/Crime

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Бека Дзамашвили