TI Georgia: undeclared business assets of Georgian MPs, activities incomplitable to their status remain a problem

Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) says in its recent report that business activities of many Georgian MPs might be incompatible with their current status. 

It says that 62 out of 150 MPs have business connections, noting that 10 MPs incompletely indicated the information on their shares in an asset declaration, while 13  incompletely indicated their indirect entrepreneurial activities. 

“We do not have the capacity to establish whether the undeclared companies are actually engaged in entrepreneurial activities and The Civil Service Bureau should be interested in this issue.

As for the conflict of interests, this needs to be examined by the Parliamentary Committee of Procedural Issues and Rules,” TI Georgia states.The organisation says that that the  following MPs hold business assets in the largest number of companies (10 and more):

Badri Japaridze (Lelo – Partnership for Georgia faction) – 32 companies.

Mamuka Khazaradze (Lelo – Partnership for Georgia faction) – 30 companies.

Vasil Chigogidze (Georgian Dream) – 22 companies.

Avtandil Enukidze (European Socialists political group) – 20 companies. 

Fridon Injia (European Socialists political group) – 20 companies.

Kakhaber Okriashvili (United National Movement faction) – 12 companies; 

Dilar Khabuliani (United National Movement faction) – 10 companies.

TI Georgia says that the report is based on information collected from official sources, which include asset declarations of officials and the website of the National Agency of Public Registry and information requested from parliament.