PM says servicemember killed by occupation forces “symbol of dignity, perseverance” in anniversary message
The 35-year-old’s body was handed over to Georgian authorities 26 days after his death, following lengthy talks, with medical professionals identifying over 100 injuries to his body following the transfer. Photo: Government Administration
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday commemorated an anniversary of the killing of Archil Tatunashvili, a servicemember who was murdered by Russian occupation forces in central Georgia’s occupied territory in 2018, by saying his name had “become a symbol of dignity and perseverance” for the Georgian public and future generations.
Kobakhidze was commenting on the sixth anniversary of the killing of Tatunashvili, a retired Junior Sergeant who was illegally detained along with two other Georgian citizens in the Russian-occupied Akhalgori area, allegedly for his service during the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia.
Today marks six years since the killing of Archil Tatunashvili by the occupation regime. Together with our public, I will once again honour the memory of the hero of our time. The Government is doing everything to ensure that all persons responsible for the killing of Archil Tatunashvili are brought to justice”, the PM said.
The de facto authorities in the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region announced the death of Tatunashvili the day after his capture, and cited “heart-related problems” as the cause.
The 35-year-old’s body was handed over to Georgian authorities 26 days after his death, following lengthy talks, with medical professionals identifying over 100 injuries to his body following the transfer.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday commemorated Archil Tatunashvili, a retired servicemember who was tortured and killed by Russian-controlled occupation forces in the country’s occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region on this day in 2018.
Servicemembers from the Georgian Defence Forces on Wednesday honoured the memory of Archil Tatunashvili, a retired Junior Sergeant killed by the occupying forces in the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) in 2018.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili paid tribute to Archil Tatunashvili, the country’s national hero and a former soldier, who was brutally murdered by the Russian occupation forces in February 2018.
Tatunashvili would have turned 39 today.
Archil Tatunashvili, a former Georgian soldier who was brutally murdered by occupying forces in the occupied Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) last year, would have turned 36 today. His body was transported to the Tbilisi administered territory only after about a month with his internal organs removed and more than 100 injuries on his body.