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.