The State Security Service is investigating criminal actions, including the preparation of the murder of Bidzina Ivanishvili, the honorary chairman of the Georgian Dream party, with the organization and financing of former high-ranking officials of the Georgian government and former employees of law enforcement agencies of Ukraine, - the State Security Service says in a statement.

According to the State Security Service, 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.

According to the statement, active investigative and operational search measures are being carried out, within the framework of which specific persons are summoned to the investigative body as witnesses for questioning.

"Due to high public interest, we would like to inform the public that the State Security Service is conducting an investigation into 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 is investigating criminal actions, including the preparation of the murder of Bidzina Ivanishvili, the honorary chairman of the Georgian Dream party, with the organization and financing of former high-ranking officials of the Georgian government and former employees of law enforcement agencies of Ukraine. 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.