3 Georgian citizens abducted by occupants released
Detainees are usually released after their families pay a fine. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Three Georgian citizens who were abducted by Russian-controlled occupation forces in the Kaspi municipality of Georgia on December 7, have been released today, the Georgian State Security Service reports.
Locals say that Emzar and Merab Gamkhitashvili and Giorgi Zaridze, the residents of the villages Bozhami and Lamiskana, were collecting wood on Tbilisi-administered territory when armed people appeared and abducted them.
The occupation forces initially detained four individuals, however they released 15-year-old Avtandil Gamkhitashvili shortly after detaining him.
The illegal detention of Georgian citizens by Russian occupation forces near the occupation line is common issue. Detainees are usually released after their families pay a fine.
The occupying forces in the two Russia-controlled Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) have detained 327 Georgian citizens for “illegally crossing the border” between 2017 and 2019, the Georgian State Security Service says.
Georgian citizen Givi Beruashvili, who was illegally detained by occupying forces for “illegally crossing” the so-called border on March 17 has been released, the Georgian State Security Service says. Beruashvili, 21, was visiting his grandparents there, who live 500 meters from the occupation line.
The occupying forces have illegally detained Georgian citizen Guladi Khubua at the occupation line with the breakaway Abkhazia region for “illegally crossing the border” late yesterday, his family says.
The occupying forces in the two Russia-controlled Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) have detained 327 Georgian citizens for “illegally crossing the border” between 2017 and 2019, the Georgian State Security Service says. The agency reports that 242 of 327 were detained for “illegally crossing the border” between Georgia and its eastern occupied Tskhinvali region.
Russian-controlled occupation forces have abducted three Georgian citizens in the Kaspi municipality of Georgia and transported them to Tskhinvali prison for “illegally crossing the border.” Locals say that the occupation forces initially detained four individuals. However, they released 15-year-old Avtandil Gamkhitashvili shortly after detaining him.