Bidzina Ivanishvili has turned Georgia into a laundromat for dirty Russian money -I am convinced that Ivanishvili’s regime is currently laundering even larger amounts of money in our country, as this regime has practically left Georgia with no other function, said Salome Samadashvili, one of the leaders of “Lelo for Strong Georgia,” commenting on the Prosecutor’s Office statement about the detention of one individual for the legalization of illicit income amounting to $624 million USD and €35 million.
Samadashvili is convinced that this crime was protected at the highest political level.
“We have been saying for a long time that Bidzina Ivanishvili has turned Georgia into a laundromat for dirty Russian money, and this has been confirmed once again. I think everyone understands that it is absolutely unimaginable for a crime of this scale to be systematically committed in the country without political protection at the highest level. For some internal reasons, they now needed to expose this crime, but I am convinced that Ivanishvili’s regime is currently laundering even larger amounts of money in our country. This regime has practically left Georgia with no other function, and as a result, Bidzina Ivanishvili and his regime are getting richer while the Georgian people are becoming poorer. They talk about some fictitious economic growth, while the life of every decent Georgian citizen worsens daily, and they become poorer every day. That’s why this government must be changed as quickly as possible,” Samadashvili stated.
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. The agency does not disclose the detainee’s identity but clarifies that the person is not a well-known public figure.
Salome Samadashvili: Bidzina Ivanishvili has turned Georgia into a laundromat for dirty Russian money – it’s unimaginable that a crime of this scale could have been committed without political protection at the highest level
