Otar Romanov Partskhaladze (b. 1976) is a Georgian–Russian[1] businessman who served as the Prosecutor General of Georgia in 2013. He was forced to resign after it emerged that he had been convicted of a criminal offence in Germany.[2]
Otar Partskhaladze | |
|---|---|
 Aleksandre Chikaidze and Otar Partskhaladze in November 2013. | |
| Prosecutor General of Georgia | |
| In office 7 November 2013 – 30 December 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Irakli Garibashvili |
| Preceded by | Archil Kbilashvili |
| Succeeded by | Irakli Shotadze (acting) Giorgi Badashvili |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 |
Prior to 2008, Partskhaladze worked at the Ministry of Internal Affairs in various responsible positions, in addition to being a member of the Temporary Energy Commission of the Parliament of Georgia.
From 2008 to 2013, Partskhaladze was head of the investigative unit in the Shida Kartli region of the Georgia Ministry of Finance. He was then promoted to deputy director of the ministry's investigative service before being named the service's head in January 2013.[3]
On 7 November 2013, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili appointed Partskhaladze as Prosecutor General.[3] He resigned due to allegations that he had been convicted of robbery in Germany in 2001.[2]
In November 2018 he was charged with beating the former head of the State Audit Office, Lasha Tordia, in May 2017, and granted 5,000 GEL bail.[4] He has been involved in several other high-profile incidents. Several days before his resignation, Partskhaladze admitted to assaulting a police officer in 2010.[5]
On 24 February 2021, Partskhaladze received Russian citizenship. From September 2022, he was recorded in the Russian Federation Unified State Register of Entrepreneurs and owned shares in Russian-based company.[6]
On 14 September 2023, the United States sanctioned Partskhaladze for "operating or having operated in the management consulting sector of the Russian Federation economy". According to the U.S. State Department, Partskhaladze "worked with the Russian Federal Security Service to influence Georgian politics and society to benefit Russia".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Burrows, Emma. "New US sanctions target workarounds that let Russia get Western tech for war". Associated Press. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Georgian Chief Prosecutor Resigns". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ a b "New Chief Prosecutor Named". Civil.ge. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Former Georgian chief prosecutor charged with beating former head of audit office". Agenda.ge. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Scandal ridden former Georgian chief prosecutor charged over brawl". OC Media. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "What Benefits Does Otar Partskhaladze's Russian Company Promise to Russian Clients in Georgia?". Sakartvelos moambe. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.