Georgia signs Additional Protocol to the Warsaw Convention

At the initiative of the Georgian Prosecutor’s Office, in Strasbourg, Georgia signed the Additional Protocol of the Council of Europe (the Warsaw Convention) On the Laundering, Tracing, Seizure, and Confiscation of Revenues Derived from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism.

According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the Protocol was opened for signature on October 14, and Georgia was among its first signatories. Besides Georgia, Great Britain, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Greece, San Marino, Hungary and the European Union signed it.

Georgia’s Permanent Representative to the CoE, Khatia Tsilosani, signed the document on Georgia’s part. Georgian Prosecutor’s representatives Giorgi Mikava and Givi Baghdavadze attended the event.

The protocol aims to boost the efficiency of international cooperation and provides for guarantees regarding the protection of human rights and personal data, as well as effective means of legal security.