Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Alexandre Darakhvelidze presented a draft law on tightening criminal policy against cybercrime initiated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the plenary session of the Parliament. The mentioned draft law was discussed by members of the Georgian Parliament during the first reading.
In order to effectively fight cybercrime, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has developed a package of legislative changes, the adoption of which will bring Georgian legislation in line with the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, facilitating an effective fight against cybercrime.
According to the amendment, two new articles will be added to the Criminal Code of Georgia.
Article 286 (1), which provides for liability in case of misuse of computer data and / or computer system for financial gain. The perpetrators of the mentioned crime will be bear criminal responsibility more severely than other cybercriminals.
Article 286 (2) will also be added to the Criminal Code, which provides for criminal liability for the creation of fake computer data.
Significant changes are being made to the cybercrime chapter of the Criminal Code under the initiated legislative changes. It is notable that committing cybercrime against critical infrastructure was singled out as a separate aggravating circumstance.
Cybercrime is a major challenge in the 21st century, which may be confirmed by the recently increased statistics. Tools and methods of committing crimes are constantly being improved by criminals, which requires the establishment of norms by the state that, on the one hand, responds to modern trends and challenges of cybercrime, and will be in full compliance with the requirements of international standards.
