SSG: Georgian citizens illegally detained by the Russian occupation forces near the village of Koshka are free

Georgian citizens Sergo Gugutishvili and Tamaz Kakhabrishvili, who were illegally detained by the Russian occupying forces in the occupied territory near Koshka village of Gori municipality, are free and are in the territory controlled by the central government. The Security Service of Georgia disseminates information about this.

According to SSG, regarding the illegal detention of the mentioned persons, the State Security Service was constantly communicating through the hotline.

"The EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM) and the co-chairs of the international discussions in Geneva were directly involved in the process. In addition, the issue of their illegal detention and immediate release was regularly raised by the central government at meetings held in the formats of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) and the Geneva International Discussions.

Responsibility for all destructive actions carried out in the occupied regions of Georgia and along the occupation line rests with the occupying power. The central government, together with international partners, continues to work actively to release all persons in illegal detention, in the direction of the occupied Tskhinvali region and occupied Abkhazia," the information reads.