Police suspended the economic activity of the bar – “Workshop” located on Kote Abkhazi Street in Tbilisi.

It is notable that on November 2020, the Labor Conditions Inspection Department of the Ministry of Health fined the facility with 10 000 GEL for non-compliance with the requirements of the Resolution “On Approval of Isolation and Quarantine Rules” adopted by the Georgian government on May 23, 2020, crime envisaged under the article 4210 of the Code of Administrative Offences.

Despite the imposition of an administrative penalty, the bar continued its economic activities prohibited by a decree of the Government of Georgia and the citizens were continued to be present in the facility even after 21:00pm.

Due to the prohibited economic activity, the investigation against the bar "workshop" was launched under Article 2481 envisaged by the Criminal Code of Georgia.

Within the frames of the ongoing investigation, on January 7, 2021, law enforcement officers launched the search activities in the bar based on a judge"s decision and sealed the facility - the economic activity of the “Workshop” was suspended.

Regarding the mentioned fact operative and investigative actions are underway.
Ministry of Internal Affairs would like to remind citizens that violation of the rules of isolation and quarantine shall result in administrative liability and fine in the amount of 2,000 GEL for physical persons and 10,000 GEL for a legal entity in accordance with Article 42 (10) under the Code of Administrative Offences. The secondary fine will be treated as a criminal offense committed under the Criminal Code of Georgia.