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Georgian Criminal Code — explained

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Article 373

False denunciation

An allegation that proves inaccurate is not automatically a knowingly false report; the original wording and the reporter's knowledge are central.

Read full guide →Article 260

Illegal narcotic-drug activity

Substance, legal schedule, quantity and the precise alleged act—purchase, storage, transport, transfer or sale—can materially change classification.

Read full guide →Article 236

Illegal firearms, ammunition or explosives activity

Purchase, storage, carrying, manufacture, transport and sale are distinct forms of conduct under the provision.

Read full guide →Article 181

Extortion

Potentially relevant to a property demand accompanied by a qualifying threat; the demand, threat, purpose and communications should be examined together.

Read full guide →Article 151

Threat

Requires examination of the alleged threat and whether it produced a reasonable fear that it would be carried out.

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.

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