Georgian citizen illegally detained by Russian occupation forces released
The state body said the hotline designed for information exchange along the occupation line and “all mechanisms” at the disposal of the Government had been used to ensure the release of Laghoshvili. Photo: The State Security Service of Georgia
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Mevlud Laghoshvili, a Georgian citizen illegally detained on Tuesday by the occupation forces near the village of Gvirgvina in the Russian-occupied central Georgian region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) has been released, the State Security Service of Georgia said on Thursday.
The state body said the hotline designed for information exchange along the occupation line and “all mechanisms” at the disposal of the Government had been used to ensure the release of Laghoshvili.
His immediate release was also “actively discussed” at the 115th meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, a platform facilitating discussions between the de facto authorities and the Georgian Government, on Wednesday in the village of Ergneti near the occupied region, the state body added.
The Service said the Government continued to “work actively” to ensure release of other Georgian citizens illegally detained in the Russian-occupied territories.
A Georgian citizen, Archil Basanidze, illegally detained by Russian occupation forces near the administrative line separating the central Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region from the rest of the country, was released on Sunday, the State Security Service of Georgia said.
Russian-controlled occupation forces on Friday illegally arrested a Georgian citizen near the occupied territory adjacent to central Georgia’s village of Odzisi, the State Security Service of Georgia confirmed.
Two Georgian citizens illegally detained by Russian occupation forces near the administrative line separating the central Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region from the rest of the country were released on Friday, the State Security Service of Georgia said.
Two Georgian citizens illegally detained by Russian occupation forces near central Georgia’s Gori municipality were released on Friday, the State Security Service of Georgia said.
Georgian police are investigating a possible disappearance of a Russian citizen near a village adjacent to the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region in central Georgia, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
A Georgian citizen who was illegally detained on Monday by the Russian-controlled occupation forces near central Georgia’s Gori municipality has been released, the State Security Service of Georgia said on Monday.
Russian-controlled occupation forces have illegally arrested three Georgian citizens in the occupied territory adjacent to the village of Adzvi in central Georgia’s Gori municipality, the State Security Service of Georgia said on Saturday.
Irakli Chikovani, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Saturday said Georgia was able to ensure the release of Georgian citizens, illegally detained by the Russian-controlled occupation forces near the occupation line, in “the shortest period of time”.