Georgian boy released from illegal detention after negotiations with de facto Tskhinvali
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An 18-year-old Georgian teenager who was kidnapped earlier today by Russian occupational soldiers has been released.
Mikheil Khubulashvili was detained earlier today from Jariasheni village, located near the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region and the rest of Georgia. He was released a short time ago after negotiations between officials from Tbilisi and de faco Tskhinvali.
News of Khubulashvili’s release was spread by the State Security Service of Georgia.
Khubulashvili, a resident of Jariasheni village in Gori Municipality in central Georgia, was detained despite being on Georgian-controlled territory, said locals.
The illegal detention of Georgian citizens by Russian guards is common practice near Tskhinvali ABL. Detainees are usually released once their family paid a fine.
Russian-controlled border guards monitoring the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between Georgia and one of its occupied regions have detained a Georgian man and accused him of illegally crossing the so-called border.
Russian guards arrest 3 Georgians in 3 days
Russian guards stationed at the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between Georgia and its breakaway Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) have illegally detained three Georgian citizens in the past three days.
Russian-controlled border guards monitoring the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between Georgia and one of its occupied regions have detained a Georgian man and accused him of illegally crossing the so-called border.
A Georgian man has been illegally 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.
Russian border guards patrolling the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between Georgia and the Russian-occupied region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) detained a Georgian man of illegally crossing the so-called border.
Russian border guards patrolling the Administrative Boundary Line between the Russian-occupied region of Tskhinvali and the rest of Georgia illegally have detained a Georgian man.
915 individuals have been illegally detained for allegedly crossing the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between Georgia and its breakaway Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) since 2010.