Lasha Khetereli, who was illegally detained by the Russian occupation forces, has been released.

According to the Security Service of Georgia, in connection with the illegal arrest of Khetereli, the State Security Service had constant communication through the hotline.

The EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM) and the co-chairs of the Geneva International Discussions were directly involved in the mentioned process.

"The issue of the illegal detention of Lasha Khetereli and his immediate release had been regularly raised by the central government at the meetings held in the formats of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) and the Geneva International Discussions. The State Security Service actively continues to work for the release of all persons who are illegally detained in the occupied territories", reads the statement released by the Security Service of Georgia.