Parliament considered an amendment to the Criminal Code, which provides for the establishment of criminal liability for treason.

Parliament considered the amendment to the Criminal Code in the first reading and supported it.

According to the draft law, Article 307¹ will be added to the Criminal Code, which will regulate the issue of criminal liability for treason.

According to this provision, the following acts committed by a citizen of Georgia or by a stateless person with status in Georgia will be considered treason: violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia, conclusion or negotiation of an unconstitutional agreement, infringement of Georgia's external security, joining a foreign intelligence service, undermining Georgia's defense capability, disclosure of state secrets, espionage, conspiracy or rebellion to violently change the constitutional order of Georgia, sabotage, and/or assisting a foreign country, foreign organization, or an organization under foreign control in hostile activities.