Russian occupants detain 327 Georgian citizens in 2017-2019

A total of 327 citizens of Georgia were detained in the direction of occupied Tskhinvali and Abkhazia by the Russian occupation forces for so-called “illegal border crossing.”

According to the information, provided by the State Security Service, during the past three years, 242 persons, including 16 in 2019, were detained in the direction of occupied Abkhazia for illegal crossing of a “state border” and 85 citizens of Georgia, including 4 in 2009, were detained in the direction of occupied Tskhinvali on the same charges.

Majority of illegally detained citizens are released after paying so-called fines.