The State Security Service of Georgia [SSSG] is investigating criminal actions, including the preparation of the murder of Bidzina Ivanishvili, with the organization and financing of former high-ranking officials of the Georgian government and former employees of law enforcement agencies of Ukraine. Such a statement was released by the SSSG.

“Due to high public interest, we would like to inform the public that the SSSG is conducting an investigation into the fact of preparing a terrorist act and conspiracy to overthrow the Government, a crime stipulated by the part 1 of Article 18-323 and the part 1 of Article 315 of the Civil Code of Georgia.

The SSSG is investigating criminal actions, including the preparation of the murder of Bidzina Ivanishvili [honorary Chairman of the Georgian Dream], with the organization and financing of former high-ranking officials of the Georgian government and former employees of law enforcement agencies of Ukraine. The purpose of the mentioned criminal actions is to overthrow the Government by violent means carried out by destructive forces, in the background of creating disorder and weakening the government.

In the criminal case, active investigative and operative-search measures are being carried out, within the framework of which specific persons are summoned to the investigative body for questioning as a witness”, - reads the statement od SSSG.