The Georgian Prosecutor's Office announced a five-year prison sentence for Garibashvili.

Former Georgian Prime Minister Garibashvili Pleaded Guilty to Money Laundering.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," former Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili was charged with money laundering. A search of Garibashvili's home revealed $6.5 million, the Prosecutor General stated, and demanded that the former official be released on bail in the amount equivalent to $369,000. Garibashvili's apartment in the Vake district was seized to secure the bail.

Former Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, accused of money laundering, has pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to five years in prison, Interpressnews quotes the Georgian Prosecutor General's Office as saying.

"The Georgian Prosecutor General's Office has entered into a plea bargain with the accused, Irakli Garibashvili, according to which the former prime minister was sentenced to five years in prison for committing a crime under Part 3 of Article 194 of the Georgian Criminal Code. He was also fined 1 million lari ($370,000) as an additional penalty. <...> Irakli Garibashvili admits his guilt and agrees to the terms of the plea bargain," Sputnik-Georgia quotes the document as saying.

Irakli Garibashvili admits to the crime and agrees to the terms of the plea bargain. The prosecutor's office's motion for a plea bargain has already been granted by the court, according to the prosecutor's office.

As a reminder, Irakli Garibashvili is one of the founders of the ruling Georgian Dream party. He served as head of government from 2013-2015 and from 2021-2024. Since February 1, 2024, he has served as chairman of the Georgian Dream party. On April 25, 2025, Garibashvili announced that he was resigning as chairman of the Georgian Dream party and from politics in general.

Garibashvili's resignation as prime minister in 2024 could have been linked to rumors about his expensive acquisitions, which are inconsistent with his official income as head of government, political scientists interviewed by the Caucasian Knot indicated. The Georgian media has repeatedly raised the issue of the origins of Garibashvili and his family's valuable assets, particularly his wife's collection of undeclared expensive watches, designer clothes, and jewelry, and the fact that his son was sent to study in the United States on a government plane.

On April 11, 2024, opposition members of parliament collected the required number of signatures to create a temporary investigative commission to examine the legal origins of Garibashvili's assets.