Alternative Anticorruption Bill Prepared

(Tbilisi, March 14, Civil Georgia) – Justice Ministry drafted new anticorruption bill, which is alternative to the draft law on “Return of Ungrounded Property to the State,” by Justice Ministry when the Minister was reformer Mikheil Saakashvili.

Saakashvili’s draft law considers return to the state of property, possessed illegally by the governmental officials.

According to the new bill citizens are unable to sue state official in case they have information that official obtained property illegally, while according to the first one, each citizen of Georgia can go to court and sue state official.

Mikheil Saakashvili claims that alternative draft was elaborated because the government tries to hinder his draft with all means.

The parliament is to discuss draft on “Return of Ungrounded Property to the State” on March 15.