"The Anti-Corruption Bureau will revoke the status of 'International Transparency - Georgia' as an organization with declared electoral goals. This was stated by the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Razhden Kuprashvili, at a briefing.

'I believe it is essential to exercise discretion and revoke all decisions regarding "Transparency International - Georgia" and Eka Gigauri that obligate the organization and Eka Gigauri to disclose the expenses incurred in political processes transparently and to inform the public about them,' Kuprashvili said.

Yesterday, the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, announced that the status of 'International Transparency - Georgia' and other organizations as organizations with declared electoral goals should be revoked."

On September 24, the Anti-Corruption Bureau designated 'International Transparency – Georgia' and its executive director, Eka Gigauri, as subjects with a declared electoral goal. Senators Jim Risch, Ben Cardin, Pete Ricketts, and Jeanne Shaheen responded to the event, calling the Anti-Corruption Bureau's decision troubling.