Georgia’s Defense Minister Charged with Abuse and Money Laundering
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In this episode, we examine the corruption and money laundering case involving Georgia’s former Defense Minister, Juansher Burchuladze. According to investigators, Burchuladze abused his authority in 2023 by orchestrating a non-competitive procurement of medical equipment, inflating prices for personal and family gain, and causing more than 1.3 million GEL in losses to the Ministry of Defense. To conceal these illicit funds, he and his wife allegedly purchased property in Spain in 2025 using unsubstantiated income, later creating a fake real estate agreement in Tskneti to disguise the money’s origin. Investigators also discovered that Burchuladze failed to disclose the Spanish property in his asset declaration, effectively laundering 1.5 million GEL. Facing charges that carry a potential 12-year prison sentence, the Prosecutor’s Office is seeking his pre-trial detention as the investigation continues.
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