So-called President of occupied Tskhinvali region dismisses de-facto government
So-called President of occupied Tskhinvali region dismisses de-facto government

Anatoly Bibilov, so-called president of Russian occupied Tskhinvali region dismissed de-facto South Ossetian government late on August 28, according to Alan Tadtaev, speaker of the occupied region’s parliament. Bibilov’s decision was preceded by a resignation notice of Erik Pukhaev, “prime minister” of the Kremlin-backed region.

Tskhinvali based RES news agency reported that Bibilov’s decision comes in response to the protests over the death of Inal Jabiev, a 28-year-old man detained earlier on charges of attempted murder of the occupied region’s so-called interior minister Igor Naniev.

Jabiev died in hospital where he was transferred from the temporary detention facility being in unconscious condition.

Jabiev’s death sparked hundreds of people, including South Ossetian ‘lawmakers’ and ‘heads of various departments,’ to hit the streets earlier on Friday, demanding an immediate investigation, dismissal of the entire “government,”and an extraordinary parliamentary session.

The protesters at Tskhinvali’s central square were addressed by Bibilov, who announced the ousting of Naniev. Bibilov said that criminal case into the death of Jabiev had been initiated and promised to hold those responsible to be held accountable.