The State Security Service of Georgia [SSSG] has stated that the investigation centres on the process of price formation, for which electronic versions of documents are being requested from various companies under court orders.

“We are not interested in other financial matters in this case, as these do not constitute the subject of the ongoing investigation”, - added the SSSG.

A Coordination Commission has been established in connection with food product prices, comprising Minister of Economy Mariam Kvrivishvili, Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture David Songulashvili, Minister of Finance Lasha Khutsishvili, Minister for IDPs, Labour, Health and Social Affairs Mikheil Sarjveladze, Head of the State Security Service Mamuka Mdinaradze, Head of the Government Administration Levan Zhorzholiani, Chairman of the Competition and Consumer Protection Agency Irakli Lekvinadze.