A lawyer explained the origin of the jewelry found in Garibashvili's house.

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The jewelry, gold bars, and expensive watches found during a search of the home of former Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili do not belong to him or his family, his lawyer stated.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," former Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili was charged with money laundering. During a search of Garibashvili's home, $6.5 million was found, the Prosecutor General stated, and demanded that the former official be released on bail equivalent to $369,000. To secure the bail, Garibashvili's apartment in the Vake district was seized.

Lawyer Amiran Giguashvili, representing former Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, stated that a large sum of money found in the former prime minister's home is evidence in the case and cannot be used as collateral, Georgia Online reported on November 16.

Giguashvili also stated that jewelry, gold bars, and other valuables found in the house during the search do not belong to Garibashvili or his family members. "All of these items were seized during searches of other individuals who had no direct or indirect connection with Irakli Garibashvili's criminal case," he said.

According to the State Security Service of Georgia, in addition to more than seven million dollars and 136,000 lari, 198 pieces of jewelry and watches, expensive paintings, 50 mobile phones, and 119 other electronic devices were found in Garibashvili's home.

As a reminder, Irakli Garibashvili is one of the founders of the ruling Georgian Dream party. He served as head of government from 2013 to 2015 and from 2021 to 2024. Since February 1, 2024, he has been the chairman of the Georgian Dream party. On April 25, 2025, Garibashvili announced that he was resigning as chairman of the Georgian Dream party and from politics in general.

Garibashvili's resignation as prime minister in 2024 could have been linked to rumors of his expensive acquisitions, which are inconsistent with his official income as head of government, political scientists interviewed by the Caucasian Knot indicated. The Georgian media has repeatedly raised the issue of the origin of Garibashvili and his family's expensive property: in particular, his wife's collection of undeclared expensive watches, designer clothes, and jewelry, and his son's sending to study in the United States on a government plane.

On April 11, 2024, opposition members of parliament collected the required number of signatures to create a temporary investigative commission to study the legality of the origin of Garibashvili's property.