Georgian shepherd kidnapped near ABL with de facto Tskhinvali
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A Georgian man has been detained by Russian-controlled border guards stationed at the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) separating de facto Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region from the rest of Georgia.
The incident took place in Mejvriskhevi village, in Gori district of central Georgia.
The man was identified as Vitali Jojishvili. The man’s family said he had been shepherding his cattle all day yesterday and failed to return home last night.
This morning the man’s family was contacted by the de facto side and told Jojishvili had been detained by so-called border guards, Georgian media reported.
The man’s family alleged he was detained for "illegally crossing the so-called border”, as that was the reason occupational forces named following previous detentions of Georgian citizens near the ABL.
Like previous cases, it is expected the man will be released once his family pays a fine.
Two Georgian men have been detained by Russian-controlled border guards stationed at the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) separating de facto Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region from the rest of Georgia.
Two Georgian men have been detained by Russian-controlled border guards stationed at the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) separating de facto Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region from the rest of Georgia.
Four Georgian citizens have been kidnapped by armed forces near the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) separating de facto Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) and the rest of Georgia.
Russian occupant forces and the de-facto Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) representatives abducted a Georgian man form the so-called Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) for "illegal crossing of border.”