State Security Service: Tristan Mushkiashvili and Valeri Tetruashvili, illegally detained by the Russian occupation forces in the occupied territory near the village of Dirbi, are free

Tristan Mushkiashvili and Valeri Tetruashvili, who were illegally detained by the Russian occupation forces in the occupied territory near the village of Dirbi, Kareli municipality, are free and are in the territory controlled by the central Government.

According to the information of State Security Service, at this stage, another person detained together with them remains in illegal detention, and active work is being done to release him as soon as possible.

"In the process of releasing the mentioned persons from illegal detention, both the "hotline" mechanism operating with the direct involvement of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia, and all the relevant tools at the disposal of the central government were actively used. The central Government of Georgia provided information to international partners on a permanent basis.

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 actively work to release all citizens of Georgia who are illegally imprisoned in the occupied territories," the information reads.