IPRM meeting: State Security Service demands release of illegally arrested Georgian citizens
The IPRM meeting took place in the village of Ergneti close to Georgia's occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region. Photo: EUMM Georgia
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Georgian State Security Service officials demanded “unconditional release” of Georgian citizens illegally arrested by Russian occupation forces at the 105th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) meeting, the platform facilitating talks between Georgian agencies and the de-facto authorities in the occupied regions of the country.
The IPRM meeting took place in the village of Ergneti close to Georgia's occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.
The 105th #IPRM took place today in Ergneti. The co-facilitators called for a humanitarian approach to all ongoing detention cases. They also advocated for the conflict-affected population's access to religious sites during upcoming holidays.
— EUMM Georgia (@EUMMGeorgia) March 4, 2022
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Co-facilitators of the meeting, Ambassador Marek Szczygieł, Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), and Ambassador Viorel Moşanu, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus, expressed their concern over the increased number of illegal arrests in recent weeks and welcomed the use of the EUMM-managed hotline to address the ongoing issues.
During the meeting, the participants also discussed the instances of illegal ‘borderisation’ and the safety of local citizens near the occupation line.
The next IPRM meeting is set to be held on April 12, 2022.
The Russian occupation forces carried out various types of unlawful activities, including illegal ‘borderisation’, throughout the month of January along the de-facto boundary line separating the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region from the government-controlled territory, Georgia’s State Security Service (SSS) has announced.
The 104th meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism took place yesterday in Ergneti, under the co-facilitation of the Ambassador Marek Szczygiel, Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), and Ambassador Viorel Mosanu, newly appointed Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus.
OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid, who is visiting Georgia for the first time, has attended the 100th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) meeting in the village of Ergneti close to the Russian-occupied Georgian region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
US and Italian ambassadors and OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid have visited the village of Tsitsagiaantkari earlier today near the Russian-controlled Tskhinvali region of Georgia, where they attended the opening ceremony of a drinking water reservoir for locals and met the family of Zaza Gakhekadze, a Georgian citizen who has been illegally sentenced to 12 years in prison by de facto Tskhinvali.
Russian occupation forces have illegally arrested a Georgian citizen near the occupied village of Zemo Artsevi, the Georgian State Security Service confirmed on March 31.
Following the arrest, the Security Service activated the European Union Monitoring Mission hotline. International partners, including the co-chairs of the Geneva International Discussions, have also been informed about the case.
Russian occupation forces illegally arrested Georgian citizen Giorgi Kujoshvili near the central Georgia’s occupied village of Adzvistavi on Tuesday, the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) confirmed earlier today.
Russian occupation forces have illegally arrested Georgian citizen Kristine Takalandze in the occupied Abkhazia region, the Georgian State Security Service confirmed on Monday.
Levan Machabeli, a 35-year-old former Georgian servicemember who was illegally detained by the Russian occupation forces near the country's occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region in March, was released late on Wednesday, the Georgian State Security Service said.
Russian occupation forces carried out illegal ‘borderisation’ activities near central Georgia’s Kareli municipality village of Dvani, installing metal poles and wires in the area, the state security service of Georgia said on Friday.
Russian-controlled occupation forces on Wednesday illegally arrested a Georgian citizen on territory adjacent to the country’s occupied north-western Abkhazia region, Georgia’s state security service said.