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Substantive articles on Georgian criminal procedure, investigations and international matters.

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Georgian Criminal Code — explained

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Article 218

Tax evasion

The tax assessment does not by itself prove criminal liability; amount, duty, reporting, control, intent and current thresholds require separate analysis.

Read full guide →Article 180

Fraud

The investigation must distinguish alleged deceptive appropriation from contractual non-performance, commercial risk or a later inability to pay.

Read full guide →Article 194

Legalisation of illegal income (money laundering)

The prosecution must connect property to alleged criminal origin and prove the accused person's conduct and required knowledge or purpose.

Read full guide →Article 186

Property knowingly obtained by criminal means

Knowledge of the property's alleged criminal origin and the accused person's actual transaction or control are central.

Read full guide →Article 195¹

Violation of the procedure for participating in public procurement

May be relevant to prohibited arrangements or conduct in a procurement process; tender records and the precise statutory act matter.

Read full guide →Article 332

Abuse of official powers

Requires proof of the official's actual powers, use contrary to public interest, purpose and statutory consequence.

Read full guide →Article 157

Disclosure of information on private life or personal data

Covers specified unlawful obtaining, storage, use or disclosure that satisfies the article's consequence and circumstance requirements; privacy concern alone does not settle criminal liability.

Read full guide →Article 284

Unauthorised access to a computer system

Ownership of a device or account does not prove unauthorised access; permission, attribution, method and consequence should be tested.

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Criminal Law Insights

Read by the decision you are facing

How to use the insight library

Core legal questions explained in practical form

Tax evasion

Fraud

Legalisation of illegal income (money laundering)

Property knowingly obtained by criminal means

Violation of the procedure for participating in public procurement

Abuse of official powers

Disclosure of information on private life or personal data

Unauthorised access to a computer system

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