A former high-ranking official of the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance will be questioned today. He had frequent official contact with Liluashvili, as the heads of two investigative agencies, - this was stated by the prosecutor in the case of Grigol Liluashvili, the former head of the State Security Service, who is detained on charges of accepting a particularly large bribe, Mariam Berdzenishvili.

According to her, he has certain information and can provide this information to the court.

“Today, in court, the examination of evidence in the case of Grigol Liluashvili’s charges will continue. A former high-ranking official of the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance will be questioned. I think he will provide important information to the court.

This witness is not a defendant and should not talk about the crime he committed. He has certain information. He had frequent official contact with Liluashvili, as the heads of two investigative agencies,” Mariam Berdzenishvili stated.

For information: The former head of the State Security Service, Grigol Liluashvili, who came to the Prosecutor’s Office for questioning, was detained on December 23. He is charged under Article 338, Part 2 (g) and Part 3 (e) of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which involves accepting a particularly large bribe by a group with prior agreement, and provides for imprisonment from 11 to 15 years.