Georgian President “profoundly outraged” after citizen’s death following illegal arrest attempt by occupation forces
She “urgently” called on the international community to “unequivocally condemn” Russia's actions that she said had “blatantly and shamelessly violated all international norms”. Photo: Presidental Administration
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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.
In her social media post Zourabichvili said the “blatant attack” had “once again” revealed the “true nature of the coreligionist brother”, in reference to the Russian Government.
Profoundly outraged by the Russian occupying forces' fatal shooting of a Georgian citizen during an unlawful arrest
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) November 6, 2023
This blatant attack on Georgian statehood once again exposes the true nature of the ‘coreligionist brother’
She “urgently” called on the international community to “unequivocally condemn” Russia's actions that she said had “blatantly and shamelessly violated all international norms”.
The State Security Service confirmed the incident earlier on Monday, saying the citizen had died following “firearm shots” by Russian-controlled occupation forces during their attempts to illegally detain the deceased, with another Georgian national illegally arrested by them.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs said it had launched an investigation into both violations that took place during the incident.
The Georgian Government has on Monday requested a “technical meeting” with the participation of representatives of the Russian occupation forces administering Georgia’s occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region and the European Union Monitoring Mission following the death of a Georgian citizen following an illegal arrest attempt by occupation forces on Monday.
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.
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.
Release of Georgian citizens illegally detained by Russian occupation forces and developments along the occupation lin
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.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, on Tuesday said the killing of a Georgian citizen by Russian occupying forces on Monday had proved that the conflict was “not frozen” and “our citizens are constantly in danger on the Russian occupation line”.
Georgian officials and the Public Defender’s Office on Monday reacted to the killing of Georgian citizen Tamaz Ginturi by the Russian-controlled occupation forces in central Georgia, and illegal detention of the country’s national Levan Dotiashvili, in an incident earlier during the day, and called for “immediate punishment” of offenders and the release of the detainee.
Foreign government officials, dignitaries of international organisations and diplomats on Tuesday condemned the killing of a Georgian citizen and the detention of another one by Russian occupying forces near a village adjacent to central Georgia’s occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday said his Government had taken “all possible steps” following the killing of a Georgian national by Russian occupying forces near a village adjacent to central Georgia’s occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region on Monday.