Tea Akhvlediani: Imprisonment of Irakli Bebua is another illegal action, which is aimed at intimidating the local Georgian population

The illegal detention of Georgian citizens, as well as the illegal sentence delivered against Irakli Bebua, will be one of the main topics of discussion in Geneva on December 10-11, said Tea Akhvlediani, State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality.

According to her, the imposition of an illegal sentence on Irakli Bebua is aimed at intimidating the local Georgian population and further aggravating their unbearable conditions.

"This is another illegal action, which is aimed at and unfortunately causes intimidation of the Georgian population and further aggravates their already unbearable conditions. It is totally unacceptable and unfortunate that in today’s reality, when all of us, along with the rest of the world, are fighting against the Covid pandemic, the occupation regime continues to take such destructive steps. The illegal detention of Georgian citizens, as well as the illegal sentence delivered against Irakli Bebua, will be one of the main topics of discussion in Geneva on December 10-11, and we hope that our efforts in cooperation with international partners will soon yield results and Irakli Bebua, like our other citizens, will return to his family,” Tea Akhvlediani said.

Irakli Bebua, who was illegally detained in occupied Abkhazia, has been sentenced to 9 years in prison, the State Security Service of Georgia reports.

According to the Service, they received the above information through the hotline. The decision was made on December 7.

As InterPressNews was informed by the State Security Service of Georgia, the co-chairs of the Geneva International Talks were immediately informed about the mentioned fact. All existing mechanisms have been put in place. According to them, they are actively working with international partners and issue of Irakli Bebua, as well as the unconditional release of all Georgian citizens illegally detained in the occupied territories, will be raised at the next round of international talks scheduled for December 10-11 in Geneva.