Prosecutor's Office Launches Investigation into 13 cases, 3 of which are related to Kaladze Mayoral Periods - Audit at City Hall

The General Prosecutor's Office is investigating the violations at the Tbilisi City Hall. The case concerns 14 conclusions prepared by the Municipal Audit and Monitoring Service of the City Hall in 2015-2020, which were sent to the General Prosecutor's Office for response. Based on 14 findings, an investigation was launched into 13 cases of the Criminal Code.

Three of the cases under investigation relate to the period of Kakhi Kaladze's mayoralty - a road fall on Makhata Mountain, pipes stolen from Vekua-Khizanishvili streets and abuse of office by one of the City Hall employees.

The opposition says that the investigation of the current cases is being delayed.

"When Kaladze disappeared 500 tons of scrap metal from Khizanishvili Street, it turns out nobody knew where it went. When Kaladze brought the Christmas tree, he paid a million and got an elm tree. When Kaladze sold lands in Tbilisi to his relative for 1 lari, even though it was worth 16 million, Why they did not start an investigation into it. In the end, it is an imitation as if someone is fighting corruption," said Levan Khabeishvili, a member of the United National Movement.

The Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi explained to the media today that the staff member was fired after learning about the abuse of power by the employee.

"Out of 13 criminal cases initiated by the Prosecutor's Office, only three cases are related to Kakhi Kaladze's mayoral term. One of these concerns the misappropriation of funds by an official, which was followed by an immediate response from us - the said person was dismissed from his position and the materials were sent to the investigative body. As for the other two facts, we are talking about the case of stealing material from the construction site and also about the poor quality of the contractor. The investigation process in all three cases started at our request, ”Irakli Khmaladze explained.