In 2025, criminal prosecutions for corruption-related crimes were initiated against 82 individuals employed in the public sector at the time of the offenses. Among them, 13 defendants held high-ranking positions. This was announced by Georgia’s Prosecutor General Giorgi Gvarakidze during the presentation of the annual report of the Prosecutor’s Office to the Prosecutorial Council.
Compared to 2024, these figures have risen significantly. Last year, criminal prosecutions for corruption-related crimes were initiated against 61 public sector employees, only two of whom held senior government positions.
In total, criminal prosecutions for corruption-related crimes were initiated against 125 individuals in 2025, which is 42 more defendants than the previous year.
To improve the effectiveness of investigating corruption-related crimes, the Anti-Corruption Crimes Department was established within the structure of the Prosecutor’s Office.
According to the report, investigations were launched into 230 criminal cases related to public sector corruption in 2025. This is the highest figure in the last three years. The most common offenses were official negligence, abuse of official authority, misappropriation and embezzlement of property, official forgery, and bribery (both receiving and giving bribes).
The largest number of defendants—43 people—were prosecuted in cases involving the misappropriation and embezzlement of property using their official position. Charges of abuse of authority were brought against 23 individuals, while 22 faced charges of official forgery, and 18 were charged with accepting bribes.
Gvarakidze also reported that in 2025, 44 people were convicted of corruption-related crimes in cases of misappropriation and embezzlement, 16 in cases of official forgery, 10 for accepting bribes, and six for giving them.
In the private sector, investigations were launched into 77 criminal cases, with criminal prosecutions for corruption-related crimes affecting 115 people. To secure the interests of justice, seizures were placed on 294 real estate properties, 34 vehicles, and shares in 64 companies, all allegedly acquired through criminal means.
In addition, courts handed down guilty verdicts against 82 individuals implicated in private-sector corruption. Fifteen real estate properties with a total value of over 825,000 lari and four vehicles valued at 261,000 lari were confiscated to the state.