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Georgia's parliament voted to abolish the Anti-Corruption Bureau and move its asset-declaration monitoring to the State Audit Office
Confidence: Confirmed · 4 sourcesGeorgia · Oct 12, 2026
Subject of this story
Shalva Papuashvili, Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia
Georgian Dream
Parliament of Georgia
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Affected
Anti-Corruption Bureau of Georgia
What happened
On December 17, 2025 Georgian Dream lawmakers voted to dissolve the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Personal Data Protection Service, effective March 2, 2026, with their functions transferred to the State Audit Office. The bureau collected and monitored asset declarations of officials, political parties and non-governmental organizations. Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, who announced the plan in November 2025, said it would optimize state resources by about 20 million GEL a year and align the governance system with the Constitution.
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Georgia's Parliament Speaker announced on 17 November 2025 that the Anti-Corruption Bureau would be abolished from March 2, 2026, with its functions transferred to the State Audit Office.
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- Interpressnews
Abolished March 2, 2026; functions transferred to State Audit Office
Sources (4)
The Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Personal Data Protection Service to be annulled as of March 2, 2026their functions and authorities shall be delegated to the State Audit Office
OC Mediathe bureau's functions will be transferred to the State Audit Office by 2 March 2026.
Civil GeorgiaAnti-Corruption Bureau and Personal Data Protection Service to be dissolved in March 2026; functions to State Audit Office
InterpressnewsAbolished March 2, 2026; functions transferred to State Audit Office
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Shalva Papuashvili
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Georgian Dream
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