The State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) probes into criminal activities, including plotting the murder of Bidzina Ivanishvili (Founder and Honorable Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party) organized and financed by former high-ranking officials of the Georgian government.

According to the SSG, the criminal plot aimed to weaken and overthrow the government by violent means by destructive forces.

The SSG said in its statement that active investigative measures are being carried out, within the framework of which specific persons are summoned to the investigative agency as witnesses for questioning.

“Due to high public interest, we would like to inform society that the State Security Service is investigating the fact of preparing a terrorist act and conspiracy to overthrow the state government, a crime stipulated by the first part of Article 18-323 and the first part of Article 315 of the Civil Code of Georgia.

The State Security Service probes into criminal actions, including the preparation of the murder of Bidzina Ivanishvili, Honorable Chair of the GD party, with the organization and financing of former high-ranking officials of the Georgian government and former employees of the Ukrainian law enforcement agencies. The purpose of the mentioned criminal actions is to overthrow the state government by violent means carried out by destructive forces, in the background of creating disorder and weakening the government.

In the criminal case, active investigative and operative-search measures are being carried out, within the framework of which specific persons are summoned to the investigative body for questioning as a witness,” reads the statement.