Joint operational-investigative activities conducted by the Prosecutor's office of Georgia and the military police have resulted in the prosecution of the former head of the Department of the Military Police of the Ministry of Defence, Megis Kardava.
A statement released on Thursday by the prosecutor's office claimed the investigation has established that Kardava misappropriated 496,273 laris allocated for various operational activities when he occupied the post from February 1 to July 6, 2012. In the period from February 21 to July 10, 2012, he embezzled 188,000 laris owned by the Ministry of Defence, Trend reports.
Megisu Kardava was indicted in absentia under sub-paragraphs "a" and "e" and the second part of sub-paragraph "b" of the third part of Article 182 of the Criminal Code of Georgia. Arrest in absentia was chosen as a preventive measure against him. Kardava has been declared wanted.
