State Security Service: Vasiko Kenkadze, who was illegally detained by Russian occupation forces, has been released

Vasiko Kenkadze, who was illegally detained near the village of Balaani occupied by the Russian occupation forces, has been released and is in the territory controlled by the central government.

According to the State Security Service, the hotline mechanism was actively used in the process of releasing Vasiko Kenkadze from illegal detention.

"The issue of his immediate release from illegal detention was raised by the central government of Georgia at the 115th meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM). The central government of Georgia had been providing information to international partners on a permanent basis.

The central government, together with international partners, continues to work actively for the release of all citizens of Georgia illegally detained in the occupied territories.

Full responsibility for all destructive actions carried out in the occupied regions and along the occupation line rests with the occupying power," reads the press release.