Former Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili has been placed in Rustavi Penitentiary No. 12.

The former Prime Minister signed a plea agreement - his sentence was set at 5 years in prison. He was also fined 1 million GEL as an additional punishment.

"The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has signed a plea agreement with the accused Irakli Gharibashvili, according to which the former Prime Minister was sentenced to 5 years in prison for the crime provided for in Part 3 of Article 194 of the Criminal Code of Georgia.

In addition, a fine of 1 million GEL was imposed as an additional punishment. He will also be deprived of the money obtained as a result of criminal activity and seized during the search of his residence.

Irakli Gharibashvili admits to the crime he committed and agrees to the terms of the plea agreement. The court has already granted the Prosecutor's Office's motion for a plea agreement," the Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.