PM calls on int’l community’s “appropriate response” to Georgian citizen’s death following incident with occupation forces
He said the incident “once again confirmed” the “difficult security environment” on the ground in the occupied territories, and noted “severe consequences” of the occupation. Photo: Government press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday called on the international community to make an “appropriate assessment and response” to the death of a Georgian citizen following an illegal arrest attempt by Russian-controlled occupation forces near a village adjacent to the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region in central Georgia.
Garibashvili said the “serious accident” had occurred in the occupied territory adjacent to the village of Kirbali in central Georgia’s Gori municipality, with a Georgian national shot dead while the occupation forces were making an attempt of their illegal detention.
He said the incident “once again confirmed” the “difficult security environment” on the ground in the occupied territories, and noted “severe consequences” of the occupation.
The PM sent his condolences to the family members and relatives of the deceased for the “gravest tragedy” and added the state “stood by them in these difficult moments”.
He also called on representatives of the de facto authorities in the occupied territories to “cooperate with all parties” to identify and punish the perpetrator.
The Government Head added “all relevant mechanisms” had been activated and international partners informed over the incident, with “active work” underway to ensure the release of the other citizen, involved in the incident and illegally detained by the occupation forces, “as soon as possible”.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs on Monday said it had launched an investigation on the death of the citizen and kidnapping of the other national of the country.
A Georgian citizen has died following an attempt of illegal arrest by Russian-controlled occupation forces near a village adjacent to the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region in central Georgia, with another Georgian national detained, the State Security Service said on Monday.
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Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Monday said she was “profoundly outraged” by the death of a citizen of the country following an attempt of their illegal arrest by Russian-controlled occupation forces near a village adjacent to the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region in central Georgia.
Irakli Antadze, the Deputy Head of the Analytical Department of the Georgian State Security Service, on Monday said the country’s authorities had demanded “immediate release” of a Georgian citizen illegally detained by occupation forces on Monday, and punishment of individuals responsible for the killing of another national of the country in the same incident, in a meeting with de facto authorities of the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.
The European Union Monitoring Mission on Monday expressed its concern and condemned “in the strongest terms the use of force in any form” after a Georgian citizen died following an illegal arrest attempt by occupation forces on Monday.
Matthew Miller, the Spokesperson for the United States Department of State, on Monday condemned the killing of a Georgian citizen by Russia’s occupying forces near a village adjacent to the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
Marija Pejčinović Burić, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, on Tuesday condemned the killing of a Georgian citizen by Russian occupying forces near a village adjacent to central Georgia’s occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.
Shalva Papuashvili, the Georgian Parliament Speaker, on Tuesday noted official documents of the European Union did not use the term “occupation” to describe Russia’s illegal actions in the Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions of Georgia and said it was “important” for the bloc to change the policy over the matter.
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Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, Georgia's Ambassador to the European Union, on Tuesday said the bloc’s “strong support” remained “crucial” for ensuring peace in the country and withdrawal of Russian occupation troops based on the 2008 ceasefire agreement mediated by the EU.
Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Tuesday said “sooner or later” Georgia would celebrate the de-occupation of the country’s territories.
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