Occupants release illegally detained Georgian man
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The de facto leadership of Georgia’s eastern occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region has released a Georgian citizen Temur Dudashvili, who was illegally detained by the Russia-controlled so-called border guards yesterday.
The man was detained near Khurvaleti village of Gori municipality when he was herding the cattle.
The government of Georgia and the European Union Monitoring Mission have been involved in the negotiations over the release of the man.
The same day the occupants detained a Georgian cleric Ioane Okhanashvili with the same charge near Dvani village of Kareli municipality, but he was released on the same evening.
The Russian-controlled border guards frequently illegally detain Georgian citizens for crossing of so-called border and in most cases release them after paying a fine, amounting about $32.
Priest and shepherd detained in Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia)
Ioane Okhanashvili is the pastor of Saint Georgia’s Church in the village Dirbi, located a few kilometres away from the South Ossetian ABL.
The news about the other detention came from the village of Tsitelubani. The shepherd Teimuraz Dudashvili was taken by force to Tskhinvali by Russian border guards, according to his neighbours.
The EU monitoring mission has been informed about the incident and the hot line is enacted, the State Security Service said today.
Georgian citizen Elizbar Mestumrishvili,77, detained by Russian-controlled border guards near the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) yesterday has been released Georgia’s State Security Service has confirmed.
Georgian civic activist Tamara Mearakishvili who was illegally detained in Akhalgori near the Russian occupied region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia), has been released early this morning.