The officers of the Main Division for the Fight against Organized Crime under the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained S.K. (DoB 1981) in Batumi, as a result of operative and investigative activities.
The detainee is accused of organizing and facilitating the illegal travel and stay of Georgian citizens abroad with forged official documents for obtaining illegal financial benefits.
The committed crime envisages from 3 to 6 years of imprisonment.
The investigation established that the accused S.K. created appropriate conditions for one of the citizens of Georgia, in particular, organized the trip and illegal stay abroad by means of illegal documents.
The police, as a result of the search activities held in S.K's apartment and work office, seized the following as evidence: air ticket reservations issued on the names of various citizens, hotel reservations, falsified medical examination results, registration cards and other documents required for travel abroad. Law enforcers have also seized up to 2500 GEL during the search activities held in detainee's office.
Investigation is in progress on the fact of organizing and facilitating the illegal travel and stay of Georgian citizens abroad with forged official documents for obtaining illegal financial benefits, crime envisaged under the article 3441 , part III, sub-paragraph “D” of the Criminal Code of Georgia.