Lithuanian FM urges prompt investigation into death of Georgian man in occupied Abkhazia
Foreign Minister of Lithuania Lina Linkevicius has reiterated that the occupation of Georgian lands is unacceptable. Photo: Lina Linkevicius twitter page.
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Foreign Minister of Lithuania Linas Linkevicius says that the death of Georgian citizen, 29-year-old Irakli Kvaratskhelia in unclear circumstances in Georgia’s occupied region of Abkhazia on March 10 should be promptly investigated.
The death should be thoroughly, transparently and promptly investigated,” Linkevicius told the media before the beginning of the EU foreign ministerial in Brussels earlier today.
Linkevicius speaks about the death of Georgian man in the occupied Abkhazia region in the video.
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He stated that the death is evidence that “what is happening [in the Georgian occupied regions] is unacceptable.”
The de facto authorities of Abkhazia claim that Kvaratskhelia committed suicide, an account which causes doubts in official Tbilisi.
An autopsy has already been carried out on the body, however an official conclusion has not been made so far.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry has called the incident “alarming” and vowed that the state will react should the autopsy reveal a different reason for his death.
Kvaratskhelia was buried yesterday in Senaki, western Georgia.
Georgia/s Permanent Representative to Geneva, Victor Dolidze, spoke with European Union ambassadors about the recent tragic death of Georgian citizen Irakli Kvaratskhelia in occupied Abkhazia.
European Union Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell is saddened by the death of Georgian citizen Irakli Kvaratskhelia, who died in unclear circumstances in occupied Abkhazia earlier this week.
British Embassy to Georgia is saddened by the death of 29-year-old Georgian citizen Irakli Kvaratskhelia, who died in unclear circumstances in occupied Abkhazia earlier this week. Ambassador Justin McKenzie Smith shared a photo of him standing in front of a barbed wire fence, saying “South Ossetia. Abkhazia. Not forgotten”.
A post-mortem examination lasting longer than five hours was carried out earlier today to clarify the reasons behind the death of 29-year-old Irakli Kvaratskhelia while in illegal detention in the Georgian occupied Abkhazia region on March 10.