Georgia's former deputy prime minister summoned for questioning by the State Security Service

It has been reported that Georgia's State Security Service has summoned the country's former deputy prime minister and former high-ranking officials of the Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation, including CEO Giorgi Chikovani, for questioning. The testimony is reportedly being taken as part of an investigation into an agreement with a major oil company.

"Levan Davitashvili and Giorgi Chikovani are being questioned as part of an ongoing investigation by the State Security Service's Anti-Corruption Agency in connection with an agreement signed with a major oil company," InterPressNews reports.

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