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Georgia’s former security chief sentenced to 13 years

16 September 2026 18:41

The Tbilisi City Court has sentenced former head of Georgia’s State Security Service Grigol Liluashvili to 13 years in prison over bribery.

He was charged with receiving a particularly large bribe as part of a group acting on a prior agreement, Caliber.Az reports, citing Georgian media.

Investigators also linked him to protecting the activities of call centres.

Liluashvili was arrested on 23 December 2025. He has denied the charges.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov

Caliber.Az

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