It may be part of the scheme to violently change the government and assist the destructive opposition in destructive actions, said Dimitri Khundadze, a deputy from the “People’s Power” party, commenting on the ongoing investigation into the legalization of illicit income amounting to $624 million USD and €35 million between 2022 and 2024, during which the Prosecutor’s Office detained one individual.
According to him, the amount, origin, and purpose of the funds are matters for the investigation, which will soon be known to the public.
“What the amount is, where it came from, and what purpose it was used for – these are matters for the investigation, and I think it will soon be known to the public. The fact is that in the recent period, pressures have intensified through statements, resolutions, funding, trainings, ‘hexogens,’ and revolutionary guides. It may be part of this scheme to violently change the government and assist the destructive opposition in destructive actions,” Khundadze stated.
When asked about the connection between changing the government and $600 million, Khundadze responded that there may be such a connection.
“I said there may be such a connection. This must be confirmed by the investigation, but when the circle is closing and the situation is such that the opposition is supplied with ‘hexogens’ for destruction, Molotov cocktails, resolutions, revolutionary guides, trainings on how to carry out the so-called peaceful overthrow – it may be part of this scheme,” Khundadze noted.
When asked whether it is possible that someone could have laundered $600 million in the country without influential protectors, Khundadze said that “if someone protected it, and especially if the trail leads to destruction characteristic of the destructive opposition, of course, no one will escape responsibility.”
“It is not new that wealthy non-governmental organizations, which are supplied from abroad with money, explosives, and resolutions, I think the trail may be the same,” Khundadze noted.
When asked whether the trail leads to former Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili, Khundadze responded, “What basis is there to say the trail leads to them and not to the destructive opposition? This is their character and desire, and that of their patrons.”
For reference, the Georgian Prosecutor’s Office, in collaboration with the State Security Service, identified a case of legalization of illicit income amounting to an unprecedented $624 million USD and €35 million, carried out between 2022 and 2024. One individual has been detained on charges of money laundering.
Dimitri Khundadze on the large-scale illicit income legalization case: It may be part of the scheme to violently change the government and assist the destructive opposition in destructive actions
