The State Security Service has launched an investigation into the disclosure of information about the official duties of SSG employees and officials.

“The facts of public dissemination of information on the official duties of the employees and officials of the State Security Service have recently increased, which is a clear violation of the Law on State Secrets.

The agency, based on the operative information received, launched an investigation. Intensive operative-investigative measures are currently being carried out in the case in order to detect persons involved in possible criminal acts, to have a legal response and prevent subsequent disclosure of information containing state secrets.

The investigation is underway under the second part of Article 320 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which implies disclosure of state secrets”, - reads the statement of the SSG.