Levan Nikoleishvili links $624m and €35m money-laundering case to attempts at destabilisation

Levan Nikoleishvili, member of the political party United Neutral Georgia, on Tuesday commented on the money-laundering case in which the Prosecutor’s Office, in cooperation with the State Security Service, arrested one individual accused of laundering $624 million and €35 million.

Nikoleishvili said that attempts to launder such enormous sums are rarely intended for legitimate purposes.

“When someone tries to illegally launder such a massive amount of money, it is clear that this is not for a good cause. This scheme is about chaos, destabilisation, a coup, a revolution - the goal being to overturn the Government elected by the majority of the people.

“The architects of this change are undoubtedly the persistent foreign ‘friends’ and both old and newly emerged opposition figures, who, despite multiple attempts, failed to succeed. For some reason, they thought that with large sums of money, ‘facilitators,’ or local agents, they could provoke chaos.

“Thanks to the relevant law enforcement agencies, this scenario has failed. I can say with certainty that other attempts will also end in failure. Meanwhile, the investigation continues, and the instigators - both local and foreign - will inevitably be revealed,” Nikoleishvili wrote on social media.