Georgian citizen 'commits suicide' in occupied Abkhazia
A young Georgian man, Irakli Kvaratskhelia, has reportedly committed suicide in Gali region, Abkhazia. Photo: N.Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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The State Security Service of Georgia reports that a young Georgian man, Irakli Kvaratskhelia, has reportedly committed suicide in the Gali district, in Georgia's Russian-occupied region of Abkhazia.
The State Security Service said, the information was shared “by representatives of de-facto Abkhazia via Hot Line operational in the scope of the EU Monitoring Mission”.
The State Security Service of Georgia is conducting activities aimed at identification of the objective circumstances in relation to the death of the mentioned person through every instrument at its disposal,” the statement reads.
Kvaratskhelia, born in 1990, had been allegedly detained by de-facto authorities.
President Salome Zurabishvili offered condolences to the young man’s family.
The tragic news of the sad death of a young man in the occupied #Gali District is a heartbreaking continuation of the situation in our #occupiedterritories.
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) March 12, 2019
I share the sadness of Irakli’s family and friends and pray for their strength in this difficult moment.
The State Security Service has reported earlier that the occupying forces in the two Russia-controlled Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) have detained 327 Georgian citizens for “illegally crossing the border” between 2017 and 2019.
State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality of Georgia Ketevan Tsikhelashvil ihas criticised the de-facto leadership of Georgia’s occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) for their decision to close the so-called border with the rest of Georgia to avoid the spread of H1N1 flu.
The body of 29-year-old Georgian citizen Irakli Kvaratskhelia, who died in unclear circumstances in occupied Abkhazia, has been handed over to his relatives on Tbilisi-controlled territory. News of Kvaratskhelia’s death was reported yesterday, however sources fix his death at an earlier date.
Co-chairs of the Geneva Internal Discussions from the EU, UN and EU, dealing with Georgian conflict issues, are in the Russian occupied Abkhazia region of Georgia to discuss the details of the recent death of Georgian citizen Irakli Kvaratskhelia in the region.
All Georgian embassies have received instructions to inform their host countries of the death of 29-year-old Georgian citizen Irakli Kvaratskhelia in the prison of the Georgian occupied Abkhazia region, Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said.
The occupying forces in the two Russia-controlled Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) have detained 327 Georgian citizens for “illegally crossing the border” between 2017 and 2019, the Georgian State Security Service says. The agency reports that 242 of 327 were detained for “illegally crossing the border” between Georgia and its eastern occupied Tskhinvali region.
"I think the more time that passes, the more everyone will realize what a great hero Archil Tatunashvili is”, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said at today’s government session.
A post-mortem examination lasting longer than five hours was carried out earlier today to clarify the reasons behind the death of 29-year-old Irakli Kvaratskhelia while in illegal detention in the Georgian occupied Abkhazia region on March 10.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili says that a new political format should be created regarding the country’s conflict issues, as existing formats are ineffective to discuss and respond to the severe problem of the occupation.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze says that all international organisations have been involved and the government will clarify all details and conditions surrounding the death of 29-year-old Georgian man Irakli Kvaratskhelia, who was found hung in an interrogation room in Georgia’s occupied Abkhazia region on March 10.
Occupation of Georgian territories by Russia was strictly condemned by European countries’ delegations during the general debates held by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 22.
A new grant programme ‘Produce for a Better Future’ will soon be launched in Georgia within the peace initiative ‘A Step to a Better Future’ in order to encourage trade across the occupation lines.
Occupying forces have released Georgian citizen Gocha Pidiuri from Tskhinvali who was arrested on April 20 for “illegally crossing the border”
The opposition in Georgia’s western occupied Abkhazia region has stopped protests as an agreement has been reached with the de facto government regarding the date of so the-called presidential elections.
The Russian occupation forces detained 24-year-old Giorgi Zangurashvili for ‘border’ violation charges yesterday. The so-called security committee of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region reports Zangurashvili was arrested in the vicinity of the village of Artsevi where Russian military base is located.
Forty-three students from Georgia’s currently Russian-occupied Gali district have crossed the currently closed Enguri ‘checkpoint’ to participate in a summer school on Tbilisi-administered territory.
The Russian-controlled de facto government of Georgia's occupied Abkhazia region has plans to revoke 'residency permits' of the local students who receive higher education on the Tbilisi-controlled territory, de facto head of Gali district administration Temur Nadaraia told Nuzhnaya Gazeta.
A 24-year-old man from Georgia’s Russia-occupied town of Gagra committed suicide on September 14 in a pre-trial facility, reports Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe.
US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan says the illegal arrest of Georgian citizens by Russian occupation forces in the occupied territories is a matter of concern. Degnan noted that Russia must fulfil the Ceasefire Agreement of August 12, 2008 and stop illegal arrests.