Yet another Georgian citizen detained near Akhalubani close to occupied Tskhinvali
All of the eight Georgian citizens, who were illegally detained on August 17 and 18, have been taken to Tskhinvali jail. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Yet another Georgian citizen has been detained near the village of Akhalubani, in Gori Municipality, close to occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region for “illegally crossing the border” today.
Ioseb Dvalishvili, who is the local of the village of Mejvriskhevi, was reportedly taken to Tskhinvali jail together with the other seven people who were detained late yesterday.
The chief of staff of the National Security Council Kakhaber Kemoklidze said the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) has been immediately informed and a hotline has been activated to receive further updates from Tskhinvali.
Kemoklidze said all the state agencies are working closely to ensure that all of the Georgian citizens, who have been illegally detained today and yesterday, are released in time.
We keep on communication with the family members of the illegal detainees”, Kemoklidze noted.
Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze also stated late yesterday that the state is sparing no efforts to return the detainees to their families as soon as possible.
Deputy Foreign Minister Lasha Darsalia said the recent tense situation along the occupation line is the result of the Russian occupation.
He said it is very important for Georgia to have the constant reaction from the international community on the Russian "borderisation".
Darsalia noted that the Government of Georgia is calling on "increased international pressure on Russia" in order to ensure further prevention of incidents on ground.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry is concerned by reports that the locals of the village of Akhalubani, in Gori Municipality, have been kidnapped near occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) yesterday. It, therefore, calls on the international community to take “effective measures to stop illegal activities of the occupation forces”.
Seven Georgian citizens have been detained near the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region for “illegally crossing the border” today. All of them are the locals of the village of Akhalubani, Gori Municipality.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said the resumption of “borderisation” in the Georgian village of Gugutiantkari, Gori Municipality, near the occupation line is “worrying to see”.
The Foreign Ministry of Poland “expresses its concern" over the resumption of the installation of artificial barriers "by Russian-backed de facto authorities in Tskhinvali", in the village of Gugutiantkari, Gori Municipality, near the occupation line.
The European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) told Agenda.ge that the de facto authorities of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region have confirmed the detention of eight people on the evening of August 17 and morning of August 18 near the village of Akhalubani, in Gori Municipality via the mission’s hotline.
Russian occupation forces have reappeared in the vicinity of the recently erected ‘border’ at Gori Municipality, in the village of Gugutiantkari. They resumed working after they took photos of the EUMM observers and Georgian officials that are on the other side of the occupation line.
Yet another Georgian citizen has been detained for illegally crossing the so-called border near occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region. The de facto security council of Tskhinvali region said Tsotne Kublashvili, who is a local of Gori Municipality, was detained on August 20.