Funeral of Archil Tatunashvili being held
Funeral of Archil Tatunashvili being held

Funeral ceremony of Archil Tatunashvili, Georgian soldier who died in occupied Tskhinvali region, is being held at Mukhatgverdi Brothers’ Cemetery with military honor.

Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili, governmental officials, politicians and ordinary citizens are attending the ceremony. Georgia’s Defense Ministry will cover burial expenses.

Civil funeral was held at St. George Church in Tserovani village. The dead body was transferred to the church from Tatunashvili’s home village Tsilkani.

Tatunashvili’s body was handed over to the Georgian side at Ergneti checkpoint late on March 20. Members of Red Cross brought the body to the occupied line. Law enforcers and members of the government were present at site.

The examination of body was conducted on March 20-21 at Levan Samkharauli National Forensic Bureau.

Archil Tatunashvili, Levan Kutashvili and Ioseb Pavliashvili were detained by the occupational regime on February 22. Archil Tatunashvili died in the hospital in Tskhinvali on February 23. Heart attack was named as the reason of death.