Russian guards kidnap Georgian near occupation line
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Yet another Georgian citizen has been illegally detained by Russian guards for allegedly crossing the occupation line.
The detainee, 42-year-old Kakhaber Kisishvili was reportedly detained in the village of Otrevi in the Gori Municipality near the Russian-occupied Georgian region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
Kisishvili is a resident of the nearby village of Plavismani but he was visiting a friend in Otrevi when he disappeared two days ago.
Kisishvili’s family was informed the detainee is currently at the Tskhinvali detention centre. Occupation troops have demanded his family pay a fine in return for the man’s release.
Russian-backed breakaway Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) calls the occupation line between Tskhinvali region and the rest of Georgia "the state border” and treats cases of random line crossing by locals as cases of "illegal border crossing”.
In some areas, the line is not well differentiated, and occupant forces often advance the so-called border. Consequently, the illegal detention of Georgian citizens is a common issue along the occupation line.
The detainees are usually released only after a fine is paid for their release.
Russian border guards patrolling the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between the Russian-occupied region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) and the rest of Georgia illegally have detained a Georgian man for allegedly crossing the so-called border.
Russian border-guards detained a man for allegedly crossing the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between Georgia and its breakaway region of Abkhazia last night.
Three men detained in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) have been released today.
The State Security Service of Georgia is committed to securing the release of Giorgi Giunashvili – a Georgian citizen sentenced to 20 years in prison by an unrecognised court in Georgia's Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region.
The men were arrested earlier yesterday by de facto Tskhinvali "border” guards, who accused them of illegally crossing the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL).
Russian "border guards” patrolling the Administrative Boundary Line between the occupied region of Tskhinvali and the rest of Georgia have illegally detained a Georgian man for the third time for allegedly crossing the so-called "border”.
Several Russia-controlled soldiers had detained 35-year-old Georgian citizen Mikheil Giginashvili in the village of Bershueti today, near the country’s eastern de facto Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.
Russia-controlled soldiers detained 40-year-old Jumber Bekauri in the village of Arbo today, near the country’s eastern de facto Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.
Russia-controlled border guards detained four Georgians citizens in the village of Gremiskhevi of the Dusheti region in the east of Georgia today located near the country’s occupied region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
Georgia’s Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili says Russia’s border guards claim they detained 14,000 Georgian citizens when "illegally crossing” the so-called Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between Georgia and its occupied Abkhazia region between 2009 and 2016.
Georgia’s Minister of Reconciliation and Civil Equality Ketevan Tsikhelashvili says that Russia’s actions on the Georgian soil are not a creeping occupation, rather "it is a very open and dynamic occupation process.”
Georgia’s Reconciliation Minister Ketevan Tsikhelashvili made a statement concerning the importance of the peaceful resolution of conflicts and stressed Georgia faces not a banner erected by occupants, but serious forces behind the banners.
Representatives of Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs have met the members of the public movement Power is in Unity, who voiced their initiative over voluntary patrolling at the occupation line in order to protect the local people.
Democracy Research Institute (DRI) NGO has reported that 51-year-old Georgian citizen Genadi Bestayev has been illegally sentenced to two years in prison in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region for ‘illegally crossing the border and possession of drugs.’