De facto President of Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region Anatoly Bibilov says that the sentence of well-known Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili to one year and nine months in prison is “a fair punishment.”
When an individual crosses the border and does this deliberately he must be held accountable,” Bibilov said.
Gaprindashvili was abducted on November 9 and was illegally sentenced to one year and nine months in prison on December 20 “for deliberately crossing the border.”
Gaprindashvilli refuses to admit to “crossing the border,” saying that Tskhinvali is part of Georgia and is now occupied by Russia.