GENERAL OVERVIEW
On September 13, 2021, the secret files were leaked allegedly from the State Security Service. According to the files spread on the Internet, it turns out that media outlets, civil society organizations , representatives of opposition parties, members of the Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church, the patriarchal locum tenens, priests, patriarch's assistants, bishops, nuns, monks and their associates, religious associations - both that of the patriarchate and non-dominant religious groups are being wiretapped and surveilled in the country. The authorities control movements, bank transfers, and the personal life of the above individuals.