The State Security Service of Georgia had prevented the assassination of an Israeli citizen by a group involving individuals with Pakistani and dual Georgian-Iranian citizenships, who have been arrested.

“A Pakistani citizen had been sent to Georgia by the criminal group to assassinate the Israeli national after having been instructed on the task and provided all necessary information about the person in question.

The designated assassin had arrived in Georgia via a third country and arrived at a rented apartment equipped with devices for facilitating the conspiracy. The individual had studied routes of their target while remaining in constant contact with the group and receiving instructions and money for accomplishing the task.

Organizers had also issued instructions to the dual Iranian-Georgian citizenship in Georgia with the goal of providing the intended killer with weapons, the body noted, adding there had been no in-person meetings between the Pakistani citizen and the rest of the group with the aim of ensuring secrecy for the operation, while the transfer of firearms and ammunition was carried out using hideouts arranged in locations in the country.

The firearms and ammunition have been seized as a result of investigative actions and searches conducted against suspects in Georgia, with phones used in the operation and other evidence also obtained by law enforcement.

The investigation is still in progress to identify other participants and details in the case”, - reads the statement.