Carl Hartzell – EU is actively involved in release of Doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili

15:10, 07.12.2019

The European Union is actively involved in the release of the illegally detained Doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili through different activities and actors – said Carl Hartzell, Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia.

According to the EU Ambassador to Georgia, the European Union will continue making pressure. “Unfortunately, the case is special and has to do with the tense situation, the circumstance, which we have been witnessing for the last several months. We should continue making efforts to resolve it since the case significantly affects humanitarian issues and human rights negatively,” Hartzell said.

Tbilisi-based doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili was illegally detained by Russian occupation forces near the occupation line with Akhalgori Municipality on November 9. He was sent to two-month pretrial detention on November 15.

Vazha Gaprindashvili was charged with “illegally crossing the border” under article 322 of the criminal code of Russia. Tbilisi activated the hotline mechanism of EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) to Georgia.

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