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Tuesday, 04 January 2005

GEORGIAN AUTHORITIES CONFISCATE NEARLY $31 MILLION IN ANTICORRUPTION EFFORT

Published in News Digest

By empty (1/4/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)

According to a report compiled by the nongovernmental Georgian Young Lawyers\' Association, Georgian authorities have accumulated 55.7 million laris ($30.9 million) in fines and seized assets as part of their anticorruption program.
According to a report compiled by the nongovernmental Georgian Young Lawyers\' Association, Georgian authorities have accumulated 55.7 million laris ($30.9 million) in fines and seized assets as part of their anticorruption program. Based on information from the Georgian Prosecutor-General\'s Office, the amount only covers the period from January to November 2004 and consists of 20 cases involving 80 individuals. The enforcement effort uses the anticorruption law adopted by parliament in February and allows for the seizure of funds and property belonging to current and former state officials who are unable to certify that they acquired their assets legally. (Civil Georgia)
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