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Ex-Security Chief Grigol Liluashvili Sentenced to 13 Years

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 12:20 AM UTC · How we work

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Former State Security Service chief Grigol Liluashvili was sentenced to 13 years in prison.
The Tbilisi City Court convicted Liluashvili on four bribery counts totaling roughly $3.9 million.
He accepted $1 million from Turkish investor Çagatay Ülker via Deputy Minister Romeo Mikautadze for wind-farm lobbying.
He received 1.5 million GEL from entrepreneur Giorgi Khazhalia for gasification tender assistance.
He obtained about $1.365 million from fraudulent call centres together with cousin Sandro Liluashvili.

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Former State Security Service chief Grigol Liluashvili was sentenced to 13 years in prison.
The Tbilisi City Court convicted Liluashvili on four bribery counts totaling roughly $3.9 million.
He accepted $1 million from Turkish investor Çagatay Ülker via Deputy Minister Romeo Mikautadze for wind-farm lobbying.
He received 1.5 million GEL from entrepreneur Giorgi Khazhalia for gasification tender assistance.
He obtained about $1.365 million from fraudulent call centres together with cousin Sandro Liluashvili.