The companies of the member of Batumi City Council and his son-in-law received profits worth a million from Batumi procurements
Tbilisi. Transparency International Georgia published information about the member of Batumi City Council and his son-in-law.
Transparency International Georgia found out that the former company of Batumi City Council public official received GEL 228,388 from electronic tenders and simplified procurements during 2019-2020, out of which GEL 143,426 comes from the Garden Association of Batumi Municipality. According to the decree, this association is supervised by the commission that is chaired by Irakli Pataridze - “It controls the activities of the city hall and its structural units in the field of action, and will submit a relevant report to the city council upon request”1. Accordingly, the commission should not only execute quality control of the municipal service but should investigate the purpose of the costs and corruption risks.
Source: The web-page of the organization
