Georgia's former deputy prime minister left the country after being questioned.

After being questioned by the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the State Security Service, former Minister of Economy and Deputy Prime Minister Levan Davitashvili left the country.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," former Georgian Prime Minister Garibashvili had previously pleaded guilty to money laundering.

Levan Davitashvili "is not currently in the country," the SSB told Interpressnews.

On February 17, Levan Davitashvili was summoned to the SSB. He was interrogated for several hours. Davitashvili himself stated that his departure from Georgia was related to a business trip.

"Usually, I have to make work visits. "Almost every week, and I also had a scheduled visit now," BM.ge quotes him as saying. The former Minister of Economy stated that issues related to gas supplies to Europe via Georgia from Azerbaijan were discussed during the interrogation.

According to the State Security Service, the former minister was summoned to the Anti-Corruption Agency for questioning regarding a specific criminal case, and "not for a meeting where any other issues were discussed." "Questions about possible risks concerned exclusively gas supplies to Georgia and the terms of the concluded contract, and not gas supplies to the EU," Georgia-Online quotes the State Security Service as saying.

In a comment to Imedi TV, the State Security Service stated that, if necessary and with the consent of the person interrogated, they are prepared to publish the interrogation protocol in order to "rule out any speculation or misinterpretation."