Former head of Georgian State Security Service given 13 years in bribery case
The Tbilisi City Court sentenced to 13 years imprisonment the former head of the State Security Service of Georgia Grigol Liluashvili. He was found guilty in a case of bribery and patronage of fraudulent call centers.
The Tbilisi City Court sentenced to 13 years imprisonment the former head of the State Security Service of Georgia Grigol Liluashvili. He was found guilty in a case of bribery and patronage of fraudulent call centers. This is reported by the TV channel Rustavi-2.
According to investigators, Grigol Liluashvili received bribes from businessmen for lobbying projects. He also helped one of the employees of the Tbilisi City Hall, who took kickbacks for the execution of contracts, the court established. Prosecutors estimated the total amount of bribes received over the past few years at $3 million. The former official pleaded not guilty.
Grigol Liluashvili took the post of first deputy head of the SGB in January 2019 and headed the service in October of the same year. He was detained in December 2025. In May, a court in Tbilisi arrested former SGB deputy Levan Akhobadze in the case of taking a bribe.
