80-year-old-man taken to hospital on Tbilisi-controlled territory from occupied Tskhinvali
Russia recognised the Georgian regions of Tskhinvali and Abkhazia as independent states in the wake of the Russia-Georgia 2008 war. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Karlo Taziashvili, 80, has been delivered to a hospital on Tbilisi-controlled territory from the Akhlalgori district of the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) yesterday.
Reportedly, Taziashvili was first taken to Akhalgori hospital with “acute heart failure”, however, as his health conditions worsened, he was allowed to be transferred to Mtskheta, a town nearby Tbilisi.
Akhalgori governor Nugzar Tinikashvili said a five-member team has been established in the occupied district, which is comprised of medical staff responsible on deciding whether a patient needs to be taken to Tbilisi-controlled territory or not.
Tinikashvili also noted that this has been the third case when a patient has been allowed to leave the occupied district because of health reasons in last several weeks.
Photo: Nino Alavidze
Unfortunately, a woman died in occupied Tskhinvali in late-October amid crossing point closure.
Margo Martiashvili, who suffered a stroke in Akhalgori district, died in the hospital of occupied Tskhinvali as her relatives were unable to transport her to the Tbilisi-controlled territory.
Family of another women, Tamar Gigauri, who fell into a well of seven meters deep in Akhalgori district in early-November was also not allowed to deliver the injured to Tbilisi hospital.
96-year-old Gora Garibashvili, who was abducted by occupation forces several times over the past several years, is now on Tbilisi-controlled territory, the Georgian State Security Service has told the Georgian Public Broadcaster earlier today.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has again called on the international community to “strengthen their efforts” to ensure “the immediate release” of Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili from Tskhinvali custody.
A so-called district court in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Akhalgori district has left a well-known Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili in pretrial detention “for deliberately crossing the border” to occupied Tskhinvali region more than a month ago. The closed court session was held in Akhalgori earlier today, shortly after the Geneva International Discussions where the issue was raised.
Margo Martiashvili, who suffered a stroke in the Russian-controlled Akhalgori district, has died earlier today in the hospital of occupied Tskhinvali as her relatives were unable to transport her to the Tbilisi-controlled territory via the shortest route due to the closure of the so-called border.