Information Center of Kakheti
On August 12, 2016 Ltd MFO Leader Credit donated 120 000 GEL to the political party Georgian Dream. On the same day, 3 members of Ltd’s supervisory board and their relatives transferred total 47 000 GEL to the same political party. Approximately one month later, the ruling party inserted Isko Daseni, the head of the enterprise, in the top thirty of the proportional list. Isko Daseni is Aleksandre Tchikaidze’s [former Minister of Interior] partner.
On September 9, the Georgian Dream published proportional election list of 155 candidates. Surprisingly, Isko Daseni, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Moldova to Georgia, is 26th on the list ,.
According to the information published on the official web page of the consulate, Isko Daseni was born on March 30, 1958 in Tbilisi. In 1985 he graduated from the Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Law. After graduation until 2012 he worked on different positions in the General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia: in January 1986 he was appointed as investigator of the Kirov district in Tbilisi, after that he worked as a Deputy Prosecutor in the same district. In 1993 on March 11 he moved to the General Prosecutor's office of Georgia, where he worked as a senior investigator for particularly important cases, later he worked in the same investigative department as a Prosecutor.
On December 12, 2013 he was elected in the supervisory board of the MFO Leader Credit, on December 21, 2013 he became the Chairman of the Supervisory Board. On October 6, 2014, he was appointed as Honorary Consul of the Republic of Moldova to Georgia.
The general secretary of the Georgian Dream and head of the election headquarters, Kakha Kaladze, told TV Company Imedi: “This person represents ethnic minority, Yezid and isour compatriot. He works in business sector, he is successful businessman and employs a lot of people”.
Information Center of Kakheti found out that Isko Daseni is chairman of the supervisory board and 40% share holder of the Ltd MFO Leader Credit (r/n 406045649). The other owners of the enterprise are citizens of Russian Federation: Tital Daseni (35%) and Adelina Sadoyan (25%).
It is noteworthy that based on the Tbilisi District Court’s decision two real properties located in Tbilisi and owned by the enterprise are distained because of the debts. Despite that, on August 12, 2016 Ltd MFO Leader Credit transferred 120 000 GEL that is maximum allowed money for the legal entities to the account of ruling party according to the State Audit Service’s report.
The same day, the members of supervisory board of the same enterprise donated 22 000 GEL to the Georgian Dream: Zaza Narakidze (12 000), Davit Tsituri and Nikoloz Jajanidze (5000-5000 GEL each). Besides, their close relatives also donated to the Georgian Dream Lika Jajanidze – 15 000 GEL and Natia Narakidze – 10 000 GEL. Therefore, the donations to the ruling party related to Isko Daseni’s legal entities and natural persons, make up total 167 000 GEL.
Information Center of Kakheti also found out that Isko Daseni is in close relationship to Aleksandre Tchikaidze, former minister of Internal Affairs and current deputy of the secretary of the State Security and Crisis Management Council. On July 12, 2016 they established new enterprise Ltd Legioni 2016 (r/n 402032741). Isko Daseni holds 51% and Aleksandre Tchikaidze owns the rest 49% in the Ltd.
Besides, Isko Daseni is partner in several other enterprises: he holds 100% of the LTD MmG, 70% of the Ltd Master OK and 20% of the Ltd Kit.