Norwegian Foreign Ministry called for the immediate release of Vazha Gaprindashvili
Norwegian Foreign Ministry called for the immediate release of Vazha Gaprindashvili
11:34, 22.12.2019

The Norwegian Foreign Ministry called for the immediate release of Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili. The agency published a statement on the social network Twitter.

According to the statement, Norway calls on the occupation regime to release Vazha Gaprindashvili from custody immediately and stands fully behind the statement by the EU External Action Service.

The occupied Tskhinvali court sentenced Vazha Gaprindashvili to one year and nine-months to prison during the trial on December 20.

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”.





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