Gela Gochoshvili, illegally detained by occupation regime on August 14, released

Gela Gochoshvili, a citizen of Georgia illegally detained by the occupation regime on August 14, has been released.

According to the State Security Service, the issue of immediate release of a Georgian citizen from illegal detention was regularly raised by the Georgian central government at the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) and the Geneva International Discussions.

"The central government of Georgia is actively using all the mechanisms at its disposal to release other illegally detained Georgian citizens.

Illegal detention of Georgian citizens by the Russian occupation forces violates fundamental human rights and damages the security environment on the ground.

The Russian Federation bears full responsibility for the destructive actions carried out on the occupation line and in the occupied territories," reads the statement.