The News in Brief
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Prepared by Messenger Staff
State Security Service of Georgia: 7 Georgian Citizens Illegally Held in Occupied Tskhinvali Prison
Irakli Antadze, deputy director of the Analytical Department of the State Security Service of Georgia, stated that, according to the latest data, seven Georgian citizens are illegally imprisoned in the occupied Tskhinvali prison.
Antadze stated that on October 31, two people were kidnapped within 24 hours. The occupiers arrested a middle-aged man from the village of Takhtisdziri while he was out herding cattle. Prior to that incident, a citizen of Georgia was kidnapped from the Sinaguri village.
"As of today, we have seven illegal prisoners. Another illegal arrest occurred yesterday at 22:00. The circumstances and details are not known to us. The arrest took place in the surrounding area of the occupied village of Gvirgvina. A case of illegal border crossing was observed near the occupied village of Kardzman, and another case was observed in the Gori municipality. Additionally, yesterday, an illegal border crossing incident was observed in the territory of Ergneti," said Antadze.
He mentioned that within the last 2 months, there have been three cases of illegal border crossings.
United National Movement Member Reportedly Attacked in Dmanisi, UNM Accuses Georgian Dream of Orchestrating
On November 1, opposition party member Giorgi Tatuashvili from the United National Movement (UNM) was reportedly attacked in Dmanisi. The UNM stated that a shooting took place. The identity of the attackers remains unknown. However, the UNM accuses the ruling party Georgian Dream of orchestrating the incident.
The United National Movement appealed to the diplomatic corps to "consider this open political vendetta as part of the Russian criminal regime's violent pre-election campaign for the 2024 parliamentary elections."
Giorgi Tatuashvili served as the mayor of Dmanisi after being elected in 2017 while being a member of the Georgian Dream party. However, he was expelled from the ruling party in 2020.
State Security Service of Georgia: 7 Georgian Citizens Illegally Held in Occupied Tskhinvali Prison
Antadze stated that on October 31, two people were kidnapped within 24 hours. The occupiers arrested a middle-aged man from the village of Takhtisdziri while he was out herding cattle. Prior to that incident, a citizen of Georgia was kidnapped from the Sinaguri village.
"As of today, we have seven illegal prisoners. Another illegal arrest occurred yesterday at 22:00. The circumstances and details are not known to us. The arrest took place in the surrounding area of the occupied village of Gvirgvina. A case of illegal border crossing was observed near the occupied village of Kardzman, and another case was observed in the Gori municipality. Additionally, yesterday, an illegal border crossing incident was observed in the territory of Ergneti," said Antadze.
He mentioned that within the last 2 months, there have been three cases of illegal border crossings.
United National Movement Member Reportedly Attacked in Dmanisi, UNM Accuses Georgian Dream of Orchestrating
The United National Movement appealed to the diplomatic corps to "consider this open political vendetta as part of the Russian criminal regime's violent pre-election campaign for the 2024 parliamentary elections."
Giorgi Tatuashvili served as the mayor of Dmanisi after being elected in 2017 while being a member of the Georgian Dream party. However, he was expelled from the ruling party in 2020.