前格鲁吉亚总理伊拉克利·加里巴什维利(Irakli Garibashvili)因洗钱6.5亿美元、罚款和扣押资产被判处5年徒刑。 Former Georgian PM Irakli Garibashvili sentenced to 5 years for laundering $6.5M, fined, and assets seized.

格鲁吉亚前总理伊拉克利·加里巴什维利在对洗钱认罪后被判处五年监禁,检察官指控他通过虚假的礼品申报隐瞒650万美元非法资金。 Former Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to money laundering, with prosecutors alleging he concealed $6.5 million in illicit funds through false gift declarations. 法院还处以100万拉里罚款,没收了资产,包括第比利斯的一所公寓。 The court also imposed a 1 million lari fine, and assets, including an apartment in Tbilisi, were seized. 这个案件是执政的格鲁吉亚梦想党更广泛镇压的一部分, 标志着首次起诉国家精英高层官员, The case, part of a broader crackdown by the ruling Georgian Dream party, marks the first prosecution of a top official from the country’s elite. 加里巴什维利(Garibashvili)在2013-2015年和2021-2024年担任总理,于2024年2月辞职,当时他正在对无法解释的财富和政府资源的使用进行审查。 Garibashvili, who served as prime minister from 2013–2015 and 2021–2024, stepped down in February 2024 amid scrutiny over unexplained wealth and use of government resources. 政府说,这些行动是确保稳定所必须的,而批评者则认为这些行动是政治驱动的。 The government says the actions are necessary to ensure stability, while critics label them politically driven.