The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has initiated criminal prosecution against the former deputy head of the Revenue Service on the fact of abuse of official powers.

The information is disseminated by the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia.

"According to the investigation conducted by the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance, it was established that Vladimir Khundadze had a personal acquaintance with Boris Gogichaishvili, who, together with his accomplices, was illegally producing and storing alcoholic beverages - whiskey and vodka - in the city of Gori using foreign brand trademarks.

To safely import various products necessary for the production of alcoholic beverages into Georgia, B. Gogichaishvili turned to Vladimir Khundadze for assistance, whose official duties included control and supervision of customs procedures.

Vladimir Khundadze constantly gave Boris Gogichaishvili instructions regarding the appropriate timing for importing and clearing the products through customs, and also indicated what content should be used for clearing the products to avoid creating risks during the customs procedures," the statement reads.