EU Special Representative to South Caucasus expresses relief as Tatunashvili’s body is returned to family
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The European Union (EU) Special Representative for the South Caucasus Toivo Klaar has released a statement on his official Twitter page about the return of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili’s body to his family 26 days after his death in unclear circumstances in occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.
Thanking everyone involved in this process, Klaar said he will further continue to follow developments related to this tragic death.
Relieved to learn that the body of Archil Tatunashvili was finally transferred to his relatives. Grateful to all those involved in this process. Will continue to follow developments related to this tragic death
— Toivo Klaar (@ToivoKlaar) March 21, 2018
Tatunashvili and two other Georgian citizens were detained in the occupied Akhalgori area by Russia-controlled border guards on February 22.
Tatunashvili was reported dead the next day, while Levan Kutashvili and Ioseb Pavliashvili, who were detained with Tatunashvili, were only able to leave the occupied region on March 11 because their documents had been confiscated.
Yesterday the parliament of Georgia adopted a joint resolution on Tatunashvili’s case.
The resolution condemns Russia’s actions in the occupied territories of Georgia, makes a series of demands on Russia and envisages the creation of a sanctions list of individuals who have violated the rights of Georgian citizens in the occupied regions.
The parliament of Georgia has adopted a joint resolution on the case of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili, who was reported dead in unclear circumstances in occupied Tskhinvali on 23 February. The resolution condemns Russia’s actions in the occupied territories of Georgia, makes a series of demands on Russia and envisages the creation of a sanctions list of individuals who have violated the rights of Georgian citizens in the occupied regions of Georgia.
Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili, who died in unclear circumstances in occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region on February 23, will be buried in his village cemetery on Saturday.
Tatunashvili’s body was finally returned to his family 26 days after his death as the de-facto Tskhinvali administration had refused to hand it over before an autopsy.
The European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) has released a statement over the release of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili’s body from the occupied region of Tskhinvali.
The body of the 35-year-old Georgian soldier, Archil Tatunashvili, who died in unclear circumstances in the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region on February 23, has been handed over to representatives of the government of Georgia several minutes ago, 26 days after his death.