State Security Service: Russian occupation forces illegally detained two Georgian citizens in the occupied territory near the village of Mejvriskhevi in ​​Gori

According to the information of the State Security Service, representatives of the Russian occupation forces illegally arrested two citizens of Georgia in the occupied territory near the village of Mejvriskhevi, Gori municipality.

According to the State Security Service, upon receiving information about the mentioned incident, the State Security Service activated the "hot line" operated by the European Union Monitoring Mission.

"Information about another fact of illegal detention was immediately reported to the co-chairs of international discussions in Geneva and international partners. All available mechanisms for the release of illegally detained Georgian citizens in the shortest possible time have been activated.

"Responsibility for all destructive actions committed on the occupied territories of Georgia, as well as along the occupation line, rests with the occupying power," the State Security Service statement said.