US EditionEx-Official Arrested, Contractors, Expert Charged in Absentia Over 2023 Bridge Collapse - Civil Georgia
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Georgia launches criminal probe over collapsed highway bridge
TBILISI, November 11 – Prosecutors in Georgia have filed criminal charges against five people over the collapse of a major bridge that is part of the East-West corridor and one of the country’s largest infrastructure projects, BPN reports. Among those charged is former Deputy Head of the Roads Department Levan Kupatashvili, accused of abuse of power and large-scale embezzlement of state… Source
Ex-Official Arrested, Contractors, Expert Charged in Absentia Over 2023 Bridge Collapse - Civil Georgia
The former deputy head of the Infrastructure Ministry’s Roads Department has been arrested, while three managers from an Azerbaijani company and one international expert have been charged in absentia over corrupt deals allegedly leading to the 2023 bridge collapse on a Western Georgian highway. The cases center on a bridge along the Samtredia-Grigoleti highway in Western Georgia, which collapsed ინ February 2023, with the Roads Department initia…
The Prosecutor's Office has arrested Levan Kupatashvili, the former deputy head of the Roads Department, on charges of embezzling more than ₾16 million from the state budget in the Samtredia-Grigoleti collapsed bridge case. As announced at a briefing held at the department, along with Kupatashvili, four more individuals – representatives of a construction company and an international consortium – have been criminally prosecuted.
The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has arrested Levan Kupatashvili, the former deputy chairman of the Roads Department, in connection with the collapsed bridge on the Samtredia-Grigoleti highway. Malkhaz Kapanadze, head of the Department for Combating Corruption Crimes, announced this at a briefing at the Prosecutor's Office. The director of the construction company and project managers were charged in absentia with fraudulently appropriating a …
The Prosecutor's Office has initiated criminal proceedings against five individuals in connection with the collapse of a bridge on the Samtredia-Grigoleti highway on February 21, 2023, abuse of official authority, preparation and use of a forged official document, fraudulent appropriation of a large amount of funds, and embezzlement of a large amount of money by using their official position. Among them, the then Deputy Chairman of the Roads Dep…
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