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Georgia: Integrity Indicators Scorecard

Georgia: Integrity Scorecard Report > Sub-Category: Anti-Corruption Law
Indicators		Score
70	Is there legislation criminalizing corruption?	100

Indicator and sub-Indicator Details

Is there legislation criminalizing corruption?

70a: In law, attempted corruption is illegal.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: Criminal Code, arts. 338, 339

70b: In law, extortion is illegal.

Score:

YES

Comments: Extortion is a crime under the Criminal Code of Georgia (art.181), but it is not related to the anti-corruption crimes and measures. The use of public office for this purpose, or witholding a punishment, are not defined as qualifing points for the crime.

References: Criminal Code

Peer Review Comments: Extortion is illegal.

70c: In law, offering a bribe (i.e. active corruption) is illegal.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: Criminal Code, art. 339

70d: In law, receiving a bribe (i.e. passive corruption) is illegal.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: Criminal Code, art.338

70e: In law, bribing a foreign official is illegal.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: No special regulation exists under the Georgian law, though the Parliament has indicated that anti-bribery laws are to be understood to cover foreign officials as well.

Peer Review Comments: Bribing of foreign officials is now illegal. The legislature has made a remark to that effect under the provision criminalizing bribery.

Peer Review Comments: I believe that Georgia has joined the OECD Anti-Corruption Convention.

70f: In law, using public resources for private gain is illegal.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: Criminal Code, art. 332

70g: In law, using confidential state information for private gain is illegal.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: Criminal Code, arts. 332, 333

70h: In law, money laundering is illegal.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: Criminal Code, art.194

Peer Review Comments: There is a separate law on money laundering.

70i: In law, conspiracy to commit a crime (i.e. organized crime) is illegal.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: Criminal Code, various articles, Law on Organized Crime, from 2005