Luxury car claw: Georgian entrepreneur in court in Eisenstadt

Luxury car claw: Georgian entrepreneur in court in Eisenstadt

A Georgian businessman who is said to be a member of an international criminal syndicate was arrested in Spain and delivered to Austria. The Burgenland public prosecutor has issued an EU profile against the triple family man, who is said to have emerged through extensive criminal activities. Particularly explosive: he has a university degree and was a respected entrepreneur until his escape to Ukraine.

On June 10, 2024, the man was arrested after he had been in the beginning of the war in Ukraine in 2022. He is given a list of serious charges in court, including membership in a criminal association, money laundering and forgery of documents.

criminal activities related to high -priced cars

The public prosecutor explains that since August 2023 against a total of 13 suspects, the vehicles are said to have transported through Europe. These cars, which were stolen primarily in Germany and the Czech Republic, were intended for wealth veiling. One could believe that it is a group from the subsoil, but the accused shows himself to be minor in a really complex systematic process.

The manipulation of the chassis numbers and the use of fake license plates were methods that apparently served to cover up the origin of the vehicles. The Georgian defendant is specifically accused of being involved in the manipulation of four cars. These luxury vehicles, including a BMW M2 and an Audi A8, had a total value of around 450,000 euros.

self -description of the accused

The defendant's defender, Stefan Prochaska, claims that his client is not guilty. He stated that he was only working as a driver and not being involved in other criminal activities. His explanation was that he only carried out "normal car transport". He is said to have brought numerous vehicles of refugee Ukrainians to various destinations in Europe without being able to inform about his contact persons in detail.

The negotiations are surrounded by a great interest, since the connection between academic qualifications and criminal activities raises many questions. Another aspect is the transnational dimension of criminalized activities, which makes it clear how internationally the criminal period operates today. This shows the growing complexity of the investigation, while the authorities try to put such aggressive organizations.