Officers of the General Inspection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a result of investigative-operative activities detained 5 members of the organized group based on the relevant Court decision on charges of document forgery, large-scale fraud and attempted swindle committed by an organized group. One of the detainees is an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, - reports the MIA.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs the crime envisages from 7 to 10 years of imprisonment.

"The investigation established that detainees attempted to fraudulently appropriate the money deposited on the account of one of the citizens by using false documents. Investigation is in progress on the fact of document forgery, large-scale fraud and attempted swindle committed by an organized group envisaged under Articles 362, 180 and 19-180 of the Criminal Code of Georgia", - reads the statement.