So-called Tskhinvali court sentences Georgian man to three months in pre-trial detention
The detainee's brother, Jumber Mghebrishvili, said that if the detainee is not released unconditionally within 10 days, a large-scale protest will be held. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Khvicha Mghebrishvili, 45, a local of central Georgia's Mejvriskhevi village, who was arrested by occupation forces near the administrative line bordering occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) on July 3 has been sentenced to three months of pre-trial detention by a so-called court of the occupied Tskhinvali region.
The relatives of Khvicha Mghebrishvili expressed hope that the detainee would be released today, however, after today's announcement they appealed to the Georgian authorities and gave them 10 days to take measures to secure the release of the detainee unconditionally.
The detainee's brother, Jumber Mghebrishvili, said that if the detainee is not released unconditionally within 10 days, a large-scale protest will be held.
The security committee of the de facto Tskhinvali reported that Mghebrishvili deliberately moved onto the occupied territories and was trying to catch bats in order to sell them afterwards.
The 96th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) meeting will be held in Ergneti on July 30 in order to resume the dialogue to reduce tensions and prevent incidents along the South Ossetian/Tskhinvali Administrative Boundary Line.
The citizen arrested by occupation forces in central Georgia on July 3 has received preliminary detention, extending the unlawful restriction of his freedom, the State Security Service of Georgia has confirmed.
The so-called security committee of Russian-occupied Tskhinvali reports a Georgian citizen who ‘illegally crossed the so-called border’ on July 3 was going to catch bats in Russian-controlled territory.
A Georgian man arrested by occupation forces near the administrative line bordering the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region earlier this month has been placed under quarantine.
Georgia's new Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality Tea Akhvlediani and the Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission Marek Szczygiel spoke of human rights violations in the two Russia-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) yesterday.
Georgian officials have expressed their concern that Georgian citizen Khvicha Mghebrishvili has been recently sentenced to three months of pretrial detention by a so-called court in the Russia-occupied Tskhinvali region.
Georgia’s Russia-occupied municipality of Akhalgori faces a humanitarian crisis, as the area has been completely closed due to the coronavirus pandemic nearly six months and locals are unable to receive their pensions, IPN reports.
Family members of Khvicha Mghebrishvili, who was abducted by occupation forces near the administrative line bordering the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region on July 3, have urged the government of Georgia to take more effective steps to secure the release of their family member.
Georgian citizen Khvicha Mgebrishvili, who had been illegally detained by Russian-controlled occupation forces for 85 days, has been released today. The media reports that Mghebrishvili has already arrived on Tbilisi-controlled territory and will be placed in quarantine, after which he will be able to return to his family.