Corruption crime lawyer in Georgia

Corruption and official crimes are in Chapter XXXIX of the Criminal Code. These are serious charges: taking a bribe carries at least 6 years and often a ban from holding office.

Evidence in these cases is often obtained through covert investigative actions — secret recordings, controlled handovers. So whether it was obtained lawfully is decisive for the defence.

Cases we handle

• Taking a bribe (Article 338): 6 to 9 years; a large amount (over GEL 10,000) — 7 to 11 years; an especially large amount (over GEL 30,000) or by extortion — 11 to 15 years
• Giving a bribe (Article 339): up to 3 years; to obtain an unlawful act — 4 to 7 years
• Trading in influence (Article 339¹)
• Abuse of official power (Article 332) and exceeding it (Article 333)

Release of the bribe-giver

By law, a bribe-giver is released from criminal liability if they voluntarily report it to the authority conducting criminal proceedings. That authority makes the decision — so this step must be planned with a lawyer.

What we check

• Whether covert investigative actions were lawful and authorised by a court
• Whether there was entrapment
• Whether the person is an "official" in the legal sense
• Whether it really was a bribe and not, say, a loan or a gift