Persons convicted of a number of financial and economic crimes will be prohibited from leaving the country until they fully compensate for the damage. The laws adopted by the Georgian Dream in early September regarding compensation for damage are becoming even stricter. The amendments are being made to the “Criminal Procedure Code”, the “Law on the Rules for the Exit and Entry of Georgian Citizens from Georgia”, the “Law on Crime Prevention, the Rules for the Execution of Non-custodial Sentences and Probation”, and the “Law on Enforcement Proceedings”.
Under the law adopted in September and still in force, persons convicted of financial crimes are prohibited from leaving Georgia upon a court verdict of conviction, and the ban on leaving the country is applied only upon a court verdict of conviction. According to the new draft law submitted to the parliament, a convicted person may be prohibited from leaving Georgia without a court ruling indicating their guilt.
On September 3, the parliament adopted a law in the third reading that restricts persons convicted of financial and economic crimes from leaving Georgia for 16 years.
A convicted person required to pay damages will have to wear an electronic bracelet, and their property and that of their family members may be confiscated and transferred to the victim.
According to the same law, a convicted person is prohibited from possessing more than twice the minimum subsistence level until they pay damages; transferring money or property to such a person will be considered a separate crime and will be punishable by a fine or up to five years in prison.
The authors and initiators of the draft law are members of the Georgian Dream: Archil Gorduladze, Tornike Cheishvili, Aleksandre Tabatadze, Davit Matikashvili, Rati Ionatamishvili, Aluda Ghudushauri, Tengiz Sharmanashvili, Guram Macharashvili and Akaki Aladashvili.
The legislative package will be considered by the Parliament in an expedited manner.
