What qualifies as treason under Georgian Dream's new law?
Treason in Georgia
The Legal Affairs Committee of the one-party parliament led by Georgian Dream has approved the first reading of a bill introducing a new article on treason into the country’s legislation.
Under the proposed amendments, Article 307 will be added to Georgia’s Criminal Code, outlining liability for treason.
The following actions will be classified as treason:
- Violating Georgia’s territorial integrity
- Negotiating or signing an unconstitutional agreement
- Undermining Georgia’s external security
- Joining a foreign intelligence service
- Endangering Georgia’s defense capabilities
- Disclosing state secrets
- Espionage
- Conspiring or attempting a coup to forcibly change the constitutional order
- Sabotage
- Assisting a foreign state, foreign organization, or an entity controlled by a foreign state in activities against Georgia
According to the bill, oversight of national and public security under Article 307 will be assigned to an entity defined by Georgia’s Law on Political Associations of Citizens.
