Georgian citizen illegally detained by occupation forces released
Terashvili was released following the state authorities’ "active use" of the hotline mechanism - operated for developments along the occupation line - and other tools, the body said. Photo via State Security Service
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A Georgian citizen, illegally detained on Thursday by de facto authorities of Georgia's Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region, has been released, the State Security Service of Georgia said on Saturday.
Giorgi Terashvili was detained by the occupation forces in the territory adjacent to the village of Mejvriskhevi in central Georgia’s Gori municipality, near the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.
Terashvili was released following the state authorities’ "active use" of the hotline mechanism - operated for developments along the occupation line - and other tools, the body said.
The SSS also noted the central Government, together with international partners, continued to “work actively” for the release of all Georgian citizens in illegal detention by the de facto authorities.
The occupation regime bears “full responsibility” for the “destructive actions” carried out in the regions and along the administrative line, the SSS stressed.
Russian-controlled occupation forces on Thursday illegally arrested a Georgian citizen in the territory adjacent to the village of Mejvriskhevi in central Georgia’s Gori municipality, near the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.
Russian-controlled occupation forces illegally arrested two Georgian citizens in the occupied territory adjacent to the village of Dvani in the central Kareli Municipality, the State Security Service of Georgia said on Sunday.
The situation in the Russian-occupied territories of Georgia was discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions, UN Representative Cihan Sultanoğlu, EU Special Representative Toivo Klaar and Siegfried Woeber, the senior political officer from the OSCE Conflict Prevention Center.
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