The officers of Anti-corruption Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a result of operative-searching and investigative activities detained member of Georgian Bar Association, Malkhaz Shvidbitchashvili for swindling committed in large quantities.
Investigation established that Malkhaz Shvidbitchashvili promised aa certain citizen to annul results of the auction and return the land area to him and demanded 50000 USD for bribing high-rank officials of the Supreme Court.
Detainee received 25000 USD in October of 2012 and 15000 USD in February of 2013 from the mentioned citizen in order to win the trial at the court.
Investigation is in progress on the fact of swindling committed in large quantities, article 180. III part, sub-paragraph B of the Criminal Code. The committed crime envisages from 6 to 9 years of imprisonment.
