Occupants illegally detain two Georgians near church on Tbilisi-administered area
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Russia-controlled border guards have detained two Georgian citizens today near the Bershueti village of Gori municipality at a church on territory which is administered by Tbilisi.
Nikoloz Javakhishvili, 19, and Gocha Berianidze, 27, have already been taken to the Tskhinvali detention facility.
Three other Georgian citizens, who were together with the two illegally detained, left the territory a bit earlier and the occupying forces were unable to kidnap them.
The European Union Monitoring Mission has been informed over the detention.
The Russia-controlled border guards frequently illegally detain Georgian citizens for the "illegal crossing of the border” and in most cases release them after paying a fine, amounting to about 30-32 USD.
The whole international community except Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria says that Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions are integral, historic parts of Georgia.
A Georgian citizen has been released from illegal detention near the occupation line separating the Russian occupied region of Georgia - Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) from the rest of Georgia.
The report says that 126 Georgian citizens were illegally detained by Russia-controlled border guards last year at the Georgia-breakaway Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) occupation line and 52 others at the Georgia-occupied Abkhazia so-called boundary line.
A Georgian citizen has been released from illegal detention near the occupation line separating the Russian occupied region of Georgia - Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) from the rest of Georgia.
A Georgian father and son have been kidnapped by occupant forces of the de facto Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region for allegedly crossing the so-called border between Georgia and its breakaway territory.
Russian-occupied Tskhinvali calls the occupation line between Tskhinvali region and the rest of Georgia "the state border” and treats any cases of line crossing by locals as cases of "illegal border crossing” even though the line is not well differentiated in some areas.
Two border guards who disappeared while on duty are expected to be returned to Georgia by Russia on June 29, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia says.
Russia has released two Georgian border guards who were detained on June 27 at the Russia-Georgia border.
High school student from village Chvirnisi located near the occupation line of Tskhinvali has been arrested by the so called border guards.