Former Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili has been granted bail of 1 million GEL as a pre-trial measure.

The decision was made by Tbilisi City Court Judge Eka Barbakadze.

According to the judge’s decision, Gharibashvili was also subject to other additional measures. In particular, his passport was confiscated and he was banned from traveling abroad.

Today’s session discussed the imposition of a preventive measure against Irakli Gharibashvili.

The Prosecutor’s Office requested that the former Prime Minister be granted bail of 1 million GEL as a preventive measure. In addition, the agency also requested that Gharibashvili be imposed additional obligations, including confiscation of his Georgian passport and prohibiting him from traveling abroad.

The defense agreed to the motion.

For information, Irakli Gharibashvili has been charged under Article 194, Part 3, Subparagraph “c” of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which pertains to legalization of illegal income, accompanied by receipt of a particularly large amount of income.