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Six Georgian citizens illegally detained by Russian occupation forces released

The individuals had been arrested adjacent to the administrative boundary line separating the Government-controlled territory from the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region. Photo: State Security Service of Georgia

Agenda.ge, 10 Jul 2023 - 15:00, Tbilisi,Georgia

Six Georgian citizens illegally detained on Friday by Russian occupation forces near the central Georgian village of Mejvriskhevi were released on Monday, the State Security Service of Georgia said.

The individuals had been arrested adjacent to the administrative boundary line separating the Government-controlled territory from the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.

Russian occupying forces illegally detain 6 Georgian citizens

The Service said it had used the hotline designed for information exchange along the line, and “all mechanisms at the disposal” of the Government, “immediately” after the information about the illegal detention was received.

The European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia was also “directly involved” in the reaction to the incident, it added.

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