Is Levan Murusidze on a sanctions list?
Yes. Levan Murusidze appears on the UK Sanctions List maintained by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK). Listed on 4/2/2025.
There are reasonable grounds to suspect that Levan Murusidze (“MURUSIDZE”) is an involved person within the meaning of the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 on the basis of the following grounds: MURUSIDZE is or has been involved in serious corruption by engaging in serious corruption. As a Member of the High Council of Justice of Georgia, a foreign public official performing an executive or judicial function, he received a financial advantage as a reward for improperly performing his public functions, specifically improperly asserting his influence as a Member of the High Council of Justice to ensure that judicial appointments and decisions favoured the incumbent Georgian Dream Party. MURUSIDZE is or has been involved in serious corruption by engaging in serious corruption. As a Member of the High Council of Justice of Georgia, a foreign public official performing an executive or judicial function, he accepted an advantage, namely a lifetime appointment to the Tbilisi Court of Appeals, intending in consequence to continue improperly performing his public functions by ensuring that judicial appointments and decisions favour the incumbent Georgian Dream Party. MURUSDIZE is or has been involved in serious corruption by engaging in serious corruption. As a Member of the High Council of Justice of Georgia, a foreign public official performing an executive or judicial function, he accepted an advantage, namely a lifetime appointment to the Tbilisi Court of Appeals, intending to improperly perform his public functions by ensuring that judicial appointments and decisions favour the incumbent Georgian Dream Party. — The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
What does inclusion on UK-HMT mean?
Inclusion on the UK Sanctions List, published by the FCDO and enforced by OFSI, means UK persons are required to freeze the listed party's assets and refrain from making funds or economic resources available, under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.
This explainer is informational only, is not legal advice, and does not describe the full scope of any restriction. Always verify against the primary source and consult qualified counsel.
Frequently asked
- Is Levan Murusidze on a sanctions list?
- Yes — indexed by Kleerance as appearing on the UK Sanctions List published by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Always confirm against the primary source before acting.
- How current is this record?
- Kleerance re-checks the source every six hours. This page reflects the most recent ingested version of the list. The publishing authority's listing date on record is 4/2/2025.
- Where can I verify this record?
- Directly at the publishing authority: https://sanctionslist.fcdo.gov.uk/docs/UK-Sanctions-List.xml.