Two More Citizens of Georgia Detained on So Called South Ossetian border

Two more citizens of Georgia were detained on so called South Ossetian border. As Sachkhere City Assembly chairperson Inga Zabakhidze told InterPressNews, the detainees are from village Khvani.

“Two residents of village Khvani – Giorgi Shubitidze and Tornike Rikadze were detained a while ago. I’m in this village now to comfort their families. The local police is working on it, EU representatives are with us and negotiations are under way to release the detainees”, Inga Zabakhidze said.

She informs that Shubitidze and Rikadze were picking capers when they were detained for crossing administrative border.

“The detainees are taken to Znauri region”, she said.

As for the 6 residents of Sachkhere region, village Korbouli, who were expected to be released today, Zabakhidze informs that they have not been released yet and this will not probably take place today.

Residents of village Korbouli were picking capers near so called South Ossetian border when they were detianed by Russian soldiers for crossing so called border at 15:00 yesterday. One of the detainees sent message to neighbor that Russians had detained them. Law enforcers held negotiations the whole night. 5 out of the 11 detainees were released.