The Investigative Service has charged 13 individuals for the fraudulent acquisition of state-owned land plots

According to the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, as a result of operational-investigative measures, four separate cases of fraudulent acquisition of state-owned land were uncovered. The accused, through various means, including the preparation of forged documents and misleading the registration authority, misappropriated land plots in Tbilisi, Aspindza Municipality, and the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region. Imedi+3

In the first case, a 1,000-square-meter land plot in Gldani was acquired using forged acceptance certificates. In the second case, eight accused individuals registered 2,000 square meters of land in Gldani by submitting forged documents to the Public Registry, which has already been alienated. The third case concerns the acquisition of 1,840 square meters in the village of Nijgori in Aspindza, while in the fourth case, the accused acquired 7,089 square meters of land in Mtskheta-Mtianeti. Imedi+2

Furthermore, the Investigative Service prevented an attempt to fraudulently acquire an additional 10,321 square meters of land in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region. The agency continues measures to examine the legality of the registration of other lands and to identify other persons possibly involved in the crime. Imedi+2