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30.September.2021 12:15
Frontera addresses the Prime Minister and requests a meeting with him.
AUTHOR: SHOTA TKESHELASHVILI
The Georgian subsidiary of the American energy company Frontera, which lost an arbitration dispute with the Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation and the Oil and Gas Agency in 2020, addresses the Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili. Zaza Mamulaishvili, General Director of Frontera Eastern Georgia, says that there is a targeted campaign against the company, which is reflected in the "illegal" decisions made by the court. "High-ranking officials of your cabinet are behind these illegal decisions," Mamulaishvili wrote.
A few days ago, Frontera sent a letter to the diplomatic corps, in particular, to the EU and US ambassadors to Georgia.
"As you know, Frontera Eastern Georgia won a tender announced by the Georgian government in 1997 and won a mining license for 60 million GEL. After that, it invested GEL 2 billion in the Georgian economy and gave the country an unprecedented energy independence. The harassment and harassment that began in 2013 has become even more aggressive.
After the Ministry of Economy spent GEL 45 million on an international arbitration dispute with the liquidating company (a similar example of embezzlement of state funds is not even sought), your administration has now involved a Georgian court in the case, despite the fact that the state in 1997 The agreement signed this year provides for the settlement of disputes only in international arbitration.
Judge A. Kochlamazashvili "on his own initiative", without the request of the disputing parties, used a security measure and banned the company from selling oil and gas, which it had been doing for 24 years. This is another visible example of the use of the judiciary as a tool by the authorities.
Behind these illegal decisions stand the high officials of your cabinet, these people systematically harass the employees of the company, harass the company and restrict the ability to carry out activities under the contract and the exploitation license. They personally spread misinformation and threaten people not to go out to work, intimidate people with lies and blackmail to somehow stop oil and gas operations.
In addition, they deliberately provide false information to law enforcement and diplomatic missions. All this is part of the expulsion of American and European companies and investments from Georgia and the anti-Western campaign of your administration, which is extremely detrimental to the development of the country.
By the way, this disorder is mostly present in your native Dedopliskaro district, where the company has been conducting oil operations for 24 years and is the largest employer.
Mr. Prime Minister, I urge you to put an end to this lawlessness immediately. Ensure lawlessness, harassment and violence against people and companies by your administration and subordinates.
Earsbern - Also Alughisvili has said he has bought pipes from Nikoloz
“Also last year, Nikoloz Mamulaishvili, a representative of Frontera, asked me to buy unnecessary pipes for them and I bought 250 units of pipes from them and paid the appropriate fee. This will be confirmed by Nikoloz Mamulaishvili, the son of the president of Frontera.”
https://commersant.ge/ge/post/nugzar-alugishvili-tronikais-winaagmdeg-jurnalisturi-etikis-qartias-mimartavs
Until the state and private company finds out who owns the abandoned well, Kronika + has discovered other circumstances:
1. During the period when Frontera was operating on the ground, the oil was never spilled in such a way as to cause ecocide;
2. Why is the state not doing anything to stop this ecological catastrophe? Because he has such disasters, because he will impose new sanctions on the American company.
3. How long has the process of environmental pollution started? And in general, what became the reason for this?
According to our source:
"The wells have disappeared. There were systems piped with new pipes to take fuel and then place it in various tanks. Some time ago, one of Irakli Gharibashvili's entourage, namely Nugzar Alughishvili, cut the pipes and took them to his own warehouse in Dedoplistskaro. E. ?. Someone else's property was illegally appropriated and an ecological catastrophe began after the property was stolen. Since then, oil has been spilled on the ground, not in pipes. He even installed someone else's property in a warehouse for various purposes.
Who is Nugzar Alughishvili?
Gharibashvili's relative is a business partner of Kakasha. Has warehouses, owns land, built a savings farm with state funding, under a preferential agro-credit.
In short, here, in our district, there is a star of Gharibashvili's siege. "
What do you expect from individuals who have participated in the crime of ecocide?
Ecocide means the poisoning of the atmosphere, land, water resources, mass destruction of animals or plants, or any other action that could have caused an ecological catastrophe. Georgian law punishes imprisonment for a term of eight to twenty years.
We do not know whether the relevant agencies are interested in the real cause of the ecocide, but the fact is that before the American company operated the well, there were no threats of ecocide. Today it is already a difficult picture. The reason, as we find out, is stolen and misappropriated property. Whose balance is this property is still disputed.
Maka Mosiashvili
http://qronikaplus.ge/?p=25916
Gharibashvili's entourage cut and appropriated the pipes of "Frontera"
- August 18, 2021
We have already mentioned what Georgian-American love is like on the example of "Frontera". But we will not finish our stories… The license area of ??"Frontera", which it owns in Georgia, is 5060 sq. Km and includes four municipalities of Georgia: Dedoplistskaro, Sighnaghi, Sagarejo, Gurjaani and Marneuli districts. And as we know, "Frontera" problem has been encountered only in Dedoplistskaro and Sighnaghi since 2013.
What is happening today?
In Kakheti, in particular in Dedoplistskaro, oil has been spilled for several months since the second Nazarel well. All work on the spot is suspended. There are puddles of black fuel oil in the area. In some places the oil from the wells has formed a bed and flows like a river in a radius of several hundred meters.
Information about oil-flooded areas has been circulating for several months now, although a similar situation is not limited to one of these wells, as well as a number of wells nearby. If it is not conserved in time and the oil is stopped on the spot, it may have a disastrous result.
It is summer now, someone might throw a cigarette there and it will already be followed by a fire. A fire that will cover tens of kilometers and also destroy the Vashlovna National Reserve.
The oil rises under natural pressure and no one pays attention to it. For months, the tanks have been filled. About a few hundred liters are spilled periodically. It flows into the slope, passes through arable lands and joins Vashlovni Nature Reserve.
This is already called ecocide!
Whose well is left now - "Fronteras" or the state?
According to Frontera, after losing the arbitral tribunal last year, when 99 percent of the state's search areas were returned, a second well of Nazareth was built in this area. Consequently, they simply no longer had the right to continue operating. That is why the American company blames the state for the oil spill.
"Now it's the responsibility of the oil agency and the corporation. The oil corporation and the agency restricted the company from operating. Accordingly, the wells also belong to the Oil Corporation. "
However, according to the Oil and Corporation Agency, "Frontera was responsible for continuing to operate safely on site so as not to create a threat of environmental pollution, which, according to the agency," Frontera "did not take into account and continued to drill the well without following any rules and regulations.
As a rule, the amount of damage to the environment should now be assessed, on the basis of which the state may impose sanctions under Frontera legislation.
In addition to spilling oil, the environment is also significantly damaged. Specialists think that it is necessary to respond in time so that the soil is not further destroyed and subject to restoration.
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Cheers for that Looed !
Thanks erazzel, missed that!
Also agree with Bugsy.
In this interview last year kindly translated by Looed if I remember correct, Zaza pointed over to the Taribani valley and says something like -
“There’s a load of gas over there…..”
https://youtu.be/zJnjVtfoBTA
In the coming days we are going to appeal to the court and demand an apology and appropriate compensation from Kronika + and its editor Eliso Kiladze for the defamatory statistics.
I clarify once again that Kronika + and its editor violated the basic fundamental principles of the Journalism Charter. "Journalists must respect the truth and the public's right to receive accurate information."
Freedom of speech and expression is one of the basic human rights. Any professional right and duty of a journalist derives from the right of the public to be informed about events and views.
The Charter is based on Article 10 of the Council of Europe European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the Declaration of Principles on the Conduct of Journalists, recognized by the International Federation of Journalists. These principles have become the standard of professional conduct for journalists who obtain, transmit, and disseminate information and commentary on current events.
According to Principle 5 of the Charter, "the media is obliged to correct materially inaccurate published information that misleads the public."
Accordingly, Principle 5 of the Charter has been violated. Principle 11 of the Charter "A journalist should consider the following actions as the most serious professional crime: intentional distortion of a fact". In considering the case, the Board came to the conclusion that there was only the dissemination of an unverified fact, and not intent. The journalist received the information from the social network, did not check it and thus violated the first and not the 11th principle of the Charter.
Principle 3.
The journalist should provide information only based on facts whose source is proven.
Principle 4.
The journalist should use only honest and fair methods when obtaining information, photos or documents.
Principle 5.
The media is obliged to correct materially inaccurate published information that misleads the public.
Principle 11.
The following actions should be considered as the most serious professional crime by a journalist:
• Deliberate distortion of the fact;
• Receiving any kind of bribe, gift or other benefit in exchange for influencing professional activities;
• Plagiarism.
"Respectfully, Nugzar Alughishvili," the appeal reads.
https://commersant.ge/ge/post/nugzar-alugishvili-tronikais-winaagmdeg-jurnalisturi-etikis-qartias-mimartavs
Businessman Nugzar Alughishvili Addresses Charter of Journalistic Ethics against Kronika +
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Businessman Nugzar Alughishvili appeals to the Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics and denies the accusations against him. We offer the address unchanged:
Georgian Journalistic Ethics Council
Kronika + and its editor Eliso Kiladze
Nugzar Alughishvili, personal number, 14001002695Legal address: Dedoplistskaro district, village Mirzaani
Appeal
We would like to inform you that on August 9, 2021, a defamatory article was published in the newspaper Kronika + stating that I am a member of the family of the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili and the article also published , I grabbed and built a warehouse.
First of all, I would like to clarify that the dirty and slanderous article published in Kronika + is the work of the mentioned publishing house and the torrent of dirt that has been spread by Kronika + and its editor for years, as well as the well-known slanderer and spreader of dirt. We emphasize that he spread false information which has nothing to do with the truth and there is no concrete evidence to prove the given facts.
I would like to clarify that I, Nugzar Alughishvili, have been engaged in entrepreneurial activities in the Kakheti region, in particular in Dedoplistskaro, for more than 30 years. The whole of Kakheti, and especially the Queen, knows how much good work I and my family have received in good faith. I would like to clarify that I do not have any business relations with Mr. Irakli Gharibashvili's family. I also declare that I know the family of the Prime Minister, a resident of Dedoplistsako, and I have great respect and appreciation for him.
Kronika + spread the information in such a way that it did not even try to contact me, nor did it check the facts with the oil company Frontera, and thus spread lies and filth.
The actions of Kronika + editor Eliso Kiladze, who posted a status with similar content on her Facebook page before publishing a specific article, are also noteworthy.
I would like to clarify once again that the warehouse that Kronika + and its founder Eliso Kiladze are talking about is not in my ownership, it is in the ownership of Emzar Lobjanidze, which I have leased. Also, the pipes that the slanderous publishing house Kronika + is talking about have been delivered to the warehouse by Frontera and I have asked to take it several times, but to no avail. Also Frontera has no legal claims against me
Also last year, Nikoloz Mamulaishvili, a representative of Frontera, asked me to buy unnecessary pipes for them and I bought 250 units of pipes from them and paid the appropriate fee. This will be confirmed by Nikoloz Mamulaishvili, the son of the president of Frontera.
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I may of missed or repeated some text - here the link
https://commersant.ge/ge/post/shps-grin-kapitali-saqartvelos-mtavrobas-mimartavs
Immediately and unjustly seized seizures of the Tbilisi Enforcement Bureau on the oil and gas owned by Frontera Eastern Georgia (s / n 204905674), as well as on the gas pipeline pipes and seals from the seals Please petition the Georgian Gas and Oil Corporation and the Georgian Gas and Oil Agency to file a motion to lift the seizure. By removing this restriction, Frontera Eastern Georgia Ltd, as an operating company, will be able to sell oil and gas, the income from which will be fully used for oil and gas operations.
Sincerely
Investment company "Green Capital"
We can not ignore the support of the US Congress for the policy pursued by the Georgian government towards Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation. In particular, we present the statements of the congressmen, who individually express their protest and support Frontera in the framework of its activities in Georgia. Numerous statements and appeals around Frontera have been made to the U.S. Department of State and Congress. Green Capital Ltd. and Frontera Eastern Georgia Ltd. have also repeatedly made statements to the Prime Minister of Georgia, the Parliament of Georgia, the Oil and Gas Corporation and the Ministry of Economy, but to no avail, as the state has a direct dispute in this matter. Interest. Since Green Capital Ltd is already a party to the June 24, 1997, Agreement on the Sharing of Products and the Study of a Processing Plant, it reserves the right to apply to the Stockholm Arbitration for damages for infringement of property rights by the State.
In view of all the above, Mr. Prime Minister and Madam Minister, please meet as soon as possible.
In addition, please use the powers conferred on you by law and respond within the scope of your competence:
We would like to inform you that the decision was appealed by the lawyers of Green Capital Ltd in the Tbilisi Court of Appeals, but the Court of Appeals also made an unprecedented decision and rejected our appeal and upheld the vague and illegal decision of April 26, 2021 issued on its basis.
We have appealed against the decision of the Tbilisi City Court of April 27, 2021 on the partial annulment of the decision that entered into force, which has not been reviewed by the Tbilisi Court of Appeals. The judge of the mentioned case is Mr. Merab Lomidze.
Unfortunately, it should also be noted that all this leaves us with only one possibility to draw a conclusion: the decision of the Tbilisi City Court of April 26, 2021 will join the series of decisions that led to the liquidation of business, and irreparable damage to the state. We consider that the security measure used and the decision, which has been partially annulled, is illegal and unjustified.
I would like to clarify that the owner of the oil and gas is Frontera Eastern Georgia Ltd, which in turn belongs to Green Capital Ltd (50%) and the Oil and Gas Corporation (50%). It is also important that the decision that entered into force on March 31, 2021 is not partially invalidated and Green Capital Ltd remains the 50% owner of Frontera Eastern Georgia Ltd and a party to the 1997 agreement.
The said decision entered into force on the same day and on April 1, 2021, an writ of execution was issued.
On April 20, 2021, the joint appeal of JSC Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation and LEPL State Oil and Gas Agency was submitted to the court, requesting the annulment of the decision of March 31, 2021, which was upheld by the court on April 27, 2021. In addition, the Court of Appeal of 26 April 2021 applied the following security measures:
The 50% share transferred to Green Capital Ltd in the authorized capital of Frontera Eastern Georgia Ltd was seized and Green Capital Ltd was prohibited from selling / disposing of it and / or in any form of legal encumbrance.
Green Capital Ltd. (including its designees at Frontera Eastern Georgia Ltd.), its subsidiary Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation Georgia and Frontera Eastern Georgia Ltd. have been banned directly and / or through affiliates, and / or affiliates. For the purpose of oil and gas operations, as well as for oil and gas operations and for the issuance of the "March 31 Decision", the sale / management and legal encumbrance of the real estate and movable property owned by "Frontera" Branch and "Frontera Eastern Georgia" Ltd. Gas and other property.
Enforcement of the writ of execution of April 1, 2021 issued on the basis of the decision of March 31, 2021 was suspended. Green Capital, as well as Frontera, were banned from selling oil and gas.
On March 31, 2021, the claimant was fully satisfied with the claim, on the same day the decision entered into force and an writ of execution was issued. Frontera fully acknowledged and agreed to Green Capital's claim. The claim of the plaintiff arising from the purchase agreement of April 25, 2018 was lawful, substantiated and this became the basis for its full satisfaction by the court.
According to the decision of Tbilisi City Court of March 31, 2021:
The claim of Green Capital Ltd is fully satisfied.
Order Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation to pay the equivalent of USD 5,800,000 (five million eight hundred thousand) in GEL in favor of the plaintiff Green Capital Ltd.
To be owned by Green Capital Ltd. (JSC 402052372) under the Contract for the Distribution of Products and the Study of the Processing Plant of June 24, 1997, awarded to Fronter Resources Georgia Corporation from August 27, 1997 to August 27, 2022; Exclusive right to conduct oil and gas operations on the territory of Gardabani (geological allotment area on the plan - 5060 (five thousand sixty) sq / m).
Green Capital Ltd. shall be recognized and accounted for as parties to the June 24, 1997 Share Distribution and Processing Plant Contract.
To own a 50% stake in Frontera Eastern Georgia Ltd (s / n 204905674) instead of Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation to register and register in the public register Green Capital Ltd (s / n 402052372).
According to the subsoil exploitation license issued on November 17, 1997, Frontera Eastern Georgia Ltd has the right to carry out the following operations:
Restoration and increase of extraction of oil and gas fields on the 12th block of the territory of Georgia;
Geological and ecological study of the area;
Exploration and exploration of oil and gas fields;
Commissioning;
The license was issued from August 27, 1997 to August 27, 2022 and allows the above-mentioned operations to be carried out in Dedoplistskaro, Sighnaghi, Sagarejo, Gurjaani, Marneuli and Gardabani (geological area on the plan - 5060 (five thousand sixty) square meters).
Following in the footsteps of the state's political course in 2013, Frontera, as an American investment, suffered the greatest material damage, and this time he turned to us, Green Capital Ltd., for assistance and investment. Green Capital Ltd. has invested millions of dollars.
On April 25, 2018, the plaintiff - Green Capital Ltd and the defendant - Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation Georgia branch in Georgia, a crude oil purchase agreement was signed. Green Capital Ltd. made several payments under the agreement, totaling $ 5,800,000 equivalent in GEL, however, the seller did not fulfill its contractual obligation and did not supply the subject of the purchase agreement - crude oil.
We would like to inform you once again that the well-known American company Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation (CR-72227 / USA) had an agreement on the distribution of products and the study of a processing plant, which was concluded on June 24, 1997 between him and the state-owned company Saknavtov. Exclusive right to conduct oil and gas operations. Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation, as an American company through its subsidiary and operating company - Frontera Eastern Georgia Ltd., has been conducting oil and gas operations since 1997. Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation was awarded the status of Investor on June 24, 1997 under the Product Sharing Agreement. As an investor, he founded the operating company - Frontera Eastern Georgia Ltd (s / n 204905674), whose founding partners were Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation and the state-owned treasury company Saknavtobi. Until March 31, 2021, Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation was the 50% owner of the company and the 50% owner of the Oil and Gas Corporation. The operating company won an international tender announced by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia in 1997 and on November 17 of the same year was awarded a license to use oil and gas resources, which gave it the exclusive right to conduct oil and gas operations on the territory of Georgia.
Madam Minister, In its judgment of 26 April 2021, the Tbilisi City Court held that the applicant, Frontera Resources USLC, had no real legal interest in the subject matter of the dispute. The dispute was settled only between Green Capital Ltd., Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation CR-72227 / USA / and the Georgian branch of Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation. The said dispute arises from the purchase agreement between the parties of 25 April 2018, the applicant has no independent claim in the present case. Thus, procedurally, the applicant's participation in the case would not have affected the resolution of the dispute. The appealed decision does not define his rights and obligations towards one of the parties. As for the power of representation, the materials presented in the case (Volume II, pp. 140-151) confirm that Zaza Mamulaishvili was a person authorized to represent the defendant.
Important is the fact that we had a conversation with the legal president and shareholder of Frontera, Zaza Mamulaishvili, and he noted that through the then officials of the General Prosecutor's Office, in 2016 he was removed from the ownership of the well-known company "Rusmetal" Ltd. Zaza Mamulaishvili owned a 39 percent stake in Rusmetal Ltd. and he was fraudulently left in a bankrupt company, so that the entire $ 200 million assets of the enterprise were transferred to Russellois Ltd., a Russian company, completely free of charge. Zaza Mamulaishvili's dispute with this company continues to this day, within the framework of which Russellois Ltd has seized all his property. By the way, corrupt Soviet prosecutors ousted American investments from the company and brought in Russian businessmen, who now owns Russelloi LLC, which is registered offshore.
In addition, a lawsuit is pending on the basis of a motion filed by your agency and your statement actually affects the court. You know very well that after Green Capital Ltd became a party to the 1997 agreement and a shareholder in Frontera Eastern Georgia, you had no right to be asked to renew the case and annul the decision, as Green Capital Ltd is a June 24, 1997 product. A party to the Share Distribution and Processing Plant Study Agreement, and under Article 31 1 1 of the Product Distribution and Processing Plant Study Agreement of 24 June 1997, "Any dispute between the Contracting Parties, without any limitations, shall be settled by three arbitrators as defined by international trade law." Unfortunately, Georgia will have to go to court in Stockholm, which will last for years, but you do not worry about it, because then you will no longer be a minister and you will not be able to take responsibility.
Nevertheless, we want to return to the negotiating table, be able to make all decisions through consensus and not harm Georgia and its investment environment. We urge you to meet immediately and also express your readiness to invest several hundred million dollars in energy in Georgia in the shortest possible time.
I would also like to draw your attention to the fact that "Frontera Resources US. LC is not a party to the contract and its assertion that it is a person interested in the outcome of the case (since the respondent conferred on him the rights and obligations arising from the "operating contract" in accordance with the notifications of "Operation Contract" on 13 April 2019 and 24 April 2020) Logic when he himself explains that the Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation and the LEPL State Oil and Gas Agency refused to transfer these rights and responsibilities because he did not meet the financial and technical requirements that must be met by oil and gas. Entity authorized to carry out operations. He was also twice refused to transfer the defendant's share to the operating company - Frontera Eastern Georgia Ltd, the documentation of which is presented in the form of an attachment. The interests of the mentioned subject and the legal basis of the appeal are unclear, because he has nothing to do with the case, he has been repeatedly denied the rights and, consequently, his interests are not affected by the court decision. Generally this company is not a party and apart from the name it has nothing to do with Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation. It is a self-proclaimed company that appears to be orchestrating with the state against Green Capital Ltd. and Frontera Eastern Georgia.
I would also like to draw your attention to the fact that Mr. Zaza Mamulaishvili is the Director of Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation in Georgia and its Georgian branch, as well as Frontera Eastern Georgia, the operating company. Zaza Mamulaishvili has the full right to carry out any action provided by law on behalf of the company, including representation in court and there is no reason to doubt his authority. The documents certifying the authority of Zaza Mamulaishvili were submitted within the framework of the consideration of the lawsuit and are attached to the case.
It is also important that Zaza Mamulaishvili has been the General Director of Frontera Eastern Georgia Ltd. for more than two decades, the President of Frontera Resources Georgia, as well as the director of its branch and the largest shareholder, as evidenced by excerpts from the public register. Neither the state, nor the previous Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation, nor the current shareholder, Green Capital Ltd., has applied for his resignation. Currently, Frontera Eastern Georgia Ltd. serves the highest public interest with Green Capital Ltd., as it is a party to the 1997 agreement and owns a 50 percent stake in Frontera Eastern Georgia Ltd. The operating company, Frontera Eastern Georgia Ltd., has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the country and only serves the advancement and development of our economy.
It is also important that the Tbilisi City Court sentenced Frontera Resources U.S. LCC and its lawyers, Kakha Sharabidze and Ana Rekhviashvili, refused to reopen their case on April 26, 2021, when they demanded the annulment of the decision that had entered into force. Yes, Kakha Sharabidze and Ana Rekhviashvili represent the company "Frontera Resources US". LCC and law firm BLB. Maia Mtsariashvili does not even know what a contractual relationship means, a breach of obligation, and is generally not required to, because she is a typical Soviet bureaucrat. Explain that Green Capital LLC has issued five million eight hundred thousand dollars to Frontera Risorsz Georgia and its subsidiary, as evidenced by bank statements. The agreement also provided for security guarantees, and ultimately the Tbilisi City Court granted all rights to Frontera Resources Georgia and its subsidiary under the 1997 agreement. It is noteworthy that this decision entered into force and Green Capital Ltd was registered as a 50% shareholder of Frontera Resources Georgia.
It is difficult for a Soviet Khaid prosecutor to study and analyze the most difficult civil dispute, and of course he cannot go beyond Soviet proven practice and speculate as if there are signs of a crime that does not exist in nature. First of all, Green Capital Ltd demands an apology from him, compensation for reputation damage, and of course we demand the initiation of criminal proceedings against Maia Mtsariashvili and her affiliates.