Lili Gelashvili - Irakli Gharibashvili mainly had a wine industry, these were wineries, the head of which is his father, Tariel Gharibashvili – this is about the period after 2016, when he returned as Prime Minister for the second time
Nobody helped Irakli Gharibashvili in his business. It was mainly the wine industry, these were wineries, the head of which is his father, Tariel Gharibashvili, - lawyer Lili Gelashvili told journalists when talking about the business of the former Prime Minister, the accused Irakli Gharibashvili.
"Irakli Gharibashvili has not been charged with cooperation with other officials, or with any criminal connection with them. He has been charged relating to the period after 2016, when he was the Prime Minister for the first time and left office - he went into private business, had relations with a solid Chinese company, from which he had very solid income. He had a private business, during the operation of this business, Irakli Gharibashvili returned to politics for the second time, and you know very well in what circumstances and under what conditions all this happened, he did not want it, this was not his goal, but it happened. No one could force him to do anything without his will. [The dispute] is about business operations from 2016, the funds received from his own business - this is precisely unsubstantiated property and covers this period. That is why he has been charged and this is what he has confessed.
No one helped him in his business. The wine industry was mainly wineries, the head of which is his father, Tariel Gharibashvili," said Lili Gelashvili.
For information, former Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili was granted a 1 million bail as a preventive measure. The decision was made by Tbilisi City Court Judge Eka Barbakadze. According to the judge's decision, Gharibashvili was also subjected to other additional measures. In particular, his passport was confiscated and he was prohibited from leaving the country.
Irakli Gharibashvili is charged under Article 194, Part 3, Subparagraph "g" of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which implies legalization of illegal income, which was accompanied by receiving a particularly large amount of income. This crime, as stipulated in the Criminal Code, carries a sentence of 9 to 12 years in prison.
