Transparency International Georgia assessed the activities carried out by the City Council of Akhaltsikhe municipality (Hereinafter Akhaltsikhe City Council) in 2020.
Contracts for 674 government procurements, including 665 direct contracts, were signed with three companies owned by the sons, brother and uncle of Enzel Mkoyan, who is the Majoritarian MP from Akhalkalaki and Ninotsminda. The companies received 2 312 278 GEL from the budget.
After the election of Zaza Melikidze first as Akhaltsikhe Governor and then the Mayor the amounts earned by Melikidze's current and former companies through public procurements increased from 124 793 GEL to 546 044 GEL, amongst them the companies received 524 902 GEL from Akhaltsikhe Municipality.