If anyone wants to spoil the New Year for children, they can go and protest in the center of Tbilisi, - the so-called “president” of occupied Tskhinvali, Alan Galoev, said in connection with the detained Georgian citizen Tamar Mearakishvili.

“An investigation is underway, all the data related to this issue is known to the public. There are facts and documents that confirm the accusations brought against her.

If anyone wants to spoil the New Year for children, they can go and protest in the center of Tbilisi.

She made harsh statements against the authorities, using offensive terms, which is a violation of criminal law. But, at the same time, there was no and is no order to exert pressure on her. In any other state, she would face criminal justice,” - said Gagloev.

According to the so-called prosecutor’s office of occupied Tskhinvali, a Georgian citizen, Tamar Mearakishvili, has been arrested on charges of espionage.

According to Echo Kavkaza, Tamar Mearakishvili denies the charges and continues her hunger strike. The so-called city court of occupied Tskhinvali sent Tamar Mearakishvili to two months of pretrial detention.