2 Georgian citizens released from illegal detention in breakaway Tskhinvali
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Two men detained near Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) have been released.
The men were released from illegal detention late last night, local media reported.
The men were arrested earlier yesterday by de facto Tskhinvali "border” guards, who accused them of illegally crossing the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between breakaway Tskhinvali region and the rest of Georgia.
Russian border guards patrolling the ABL detained Eldar Bulbulashvili and Muraz Gvinadze in the outskirts of the village of Kodistskaro, Kaspi municipality and took them to the detention facility in Tskhinvali.
Neighbours of both men claimed neither had crossed the ABL, explaining the pair were kidnapped from the Tbilisi-controlled area.
The illegal detention of Georgian citizens by Russian guards is a common issue near the ABL. Detainees are usually released once their family pays a fine.
Based on official data, 915 people have been illegally detained for allegedly crossing the ABL since 2010.
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.
The detainee, 40-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).
Three men detained in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) have been released today.
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 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”.
Yet another Georgian citizen has been illegally detained by Russian-controlled guards near the occupation line separating breakaway Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) from the rest of Georgia.
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.’