Georgian citizens illegally detained by occupation forces released
The body noted it was working actively to ensure the release of another Georgian citizen, detained together with Mushkiashvili and Tetruashvili, who still remained in illegal custody. Photo via SSS
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Georgian citizens illegally detained by de facto authorities of central Georgia's Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region were released, the State Security Service said on Wednesday.
The Service said it had used the hotline designed for information exchange along the occupation line and “all relevant mechanisms at the disposal” of the Government to ensure the release of Tristan Mushkiashvili and Valeri Tetruashvili, who had been arrested adjacent to the village of Dirbi in central Georgia’s Kareli municipality.
The body noted it was working actively to ensure the release of another Georgian citizen, detained together with Mushkiashvili and Tetruashvili, who still remained in illegal custody.
The state body also said the Government and its international partners continued to “work for the release of all Georgian citizens illegally detained” by the de facto authorities.
Georgian citizens illegally detained on Monday by de facto authorities of central Georgia's Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region were released on Friday, the State Security Service said.
Russian occupation forces have illegally detained two citizens near the occupied village of Dirbi in the Kareli municipality in central Georgia, the State Security Service of Georgia said on Monday.
Russian-controlled occupation forces have illegally arrested three Georgian citizens in the occupied territory adjacent to the villages of Zemo Artsevi and Otrevi in central Georgia’s Gori municipality, the State Security Service of Georgia said on Monday.
Release of Georgian citizens illegally detained by Russian occupation forces and developments along the occupation line in Georgia were in focus of the 118th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting in Ergneti, the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia said on Wednesday.