I have not testified against anyone, - said the former Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili, in response to a journalist's question after leaving the courtroom.

He left the court building not through the central exit, but through a side entrance.

Gharibashvili answered only one question: "Did you testify against anyone?"

For information, former Prime Minister, Irakli Gharibashvili, was granted a 1 million GEL bail as a pre-trial measure. The decision was made by Tbilisi City Court Judge Eka Barbakadze. By the judge's decision, other additional measures were also imposed on Gharibashvili. In particular, his passport was confiscated and he was prohibited from leaving the country.

Irakli Gharibashvili is charged under Article 194, Part 3, Subparagraph “c” of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which pertains to the legalization of illegal income, accompanied by the receipt of a particularly large amount of income. This crime provides for imprisonment from 9 to 12 years.