The State Security Service of Georgia [SSSG] has detained Giorgi Bachiashvili [formerly a close associate and financial advisor to Bidzina Ivanishvili].
"On May 26, 2025, an anonymous notification was received by the SSSG, which revealed that Giorgi Bachiashvili, a dual citizen of Georgia and the Russian Federation, wanted and convicted under a red circular, was moving near the so-called green border section between Tsetili Khidi and Sadakhlo.
As a result of the investigative and operational-search measures, the above-mentioned person was detained.
The Anti-Corruption Agency of the SSSG is conducting the investigation under Part 1 of Article 344 of the Criminal Code of Georgia [illegal border crossing, provides for imprisonment for a term of 3 to 5 years].
The SSSG expresses its gratitude to the employees of the relevant units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the assistance provided", - reads the statement of the SSSG.