Georgia: The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office has filed charges against two foreign citizens on the fact that they stole large amounts of counterfeit money in a group agreement.
The Georgia Prosecution Service shared the details of this heinous crime through its official Facebook Page on Monday, September 8, 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 opened a total of 7 five-euro counterfeit notes in two currency exchange points in the village of Lezhbadin, Marneuli municipality, causing damage to the victims 10 765 GEL.
Criminal charges were laid against the suspects
Notably, the law enforcement officers arrested the defendants on September 6. They were charged under Article 212, Part 2, Subparagraphs “a” and “c” (storage of counterfeit currency for exchange and exchange, committed in large amounts, by a group with prior agreement), of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which provides for a sentence of 7 to 10 years of imprisonment.
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
