Gori Municipality, Georgia: The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office has indicted two persons on the fact that they bought, kept, and keys a large amount of counterfeit money. The Prosecutor’s Office announced the arrest of two people in the Gori municipality.
The Georgia Prosecution Service shared the details of this heinous crime through its official Facebook Page on May 7, 2025. It is worth noting that the police department of the Ministry of Finance’s Investigation Service of Georgia conducted an in-depth investigation into this case.
Cause of charges
According to the investigation conducted by the Ministry of Finance’s Investigation Service, it was established that the defendants illegally purchased, stored, and exchanged counterfeit banknotes for 188,900 USD in the city of Gori.
Furthermore, the investigation also determined that the accused persons have sold 1,889 units of forged USD 100 bills in the Shida Kartli Region. They did this to receive illegal material benefits.
Criminal charges were laid against the suspects
Notably, the Law enforcement officers arrested the defendants in May. It should be noted that both detainees have been charged under Article 212, Part 2, Subparagraphs “a” and “c” of the Criminal Justice Code. Accordingly, it provides a sentence of 7 to 10 years of imprisonment as a form of punishment.
Action taken by the Georgian Prosecutor’s office
It should also be noted that the Prosecutor’s Office also applied to the District Court within the time limit established by law with a motion to impose imprisonment on the defendant as a preventive measure. Based on this, the court has already imposed imprisonment on the defendants as a preventive measure.
It is to be specifically mentioned that law enforcement agencies of Georgia are working in collaboration to tackle the country’s increasing crime rate. The law enforcers are also organizing seminars and workshops to inform people about the strict legal provisions. At the same time, legal provisions are being made more strict so that accused persons can be prevented from committing offenses due to fear of the law.
