2 citizens of Georgia illegally detained by the Russian occupation forces in the vicinity of Akhalubani village of Gori municipality are free

Georgian citizens Tamaz Psitidze and Zurab Petriashvili, who were illegally detained by the Russian occupation forces in the vicinity of Akhalubani village of Gori municipality, are free and are in the territory controlled by the central government. The State Security Service disseminates information about this.

According to them, upon receiving the information about the illegal detention of the mentioned persons, the hot line operated by the European Union Monitoring Mission was immediately activated and all the mechanisms at the disposal of the central government were activated.

"The information was communicated to the co-chairs of the Geneva International Discussions and international partners. The European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia was directly involved in the mentioned process.

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, will continue active work to release all persons in illegal detention in the direction of the occupied Tskhinvali region and occupied Abkhazia," the statement reads.