Opposition politicians meet Tskhinvali-imprisoned Zaza Gakheladze’s family

20:36, 05.05.2021

Representatives of opposition parties, which signed the EU-brokered compromise agreement, met family members of the unlawfully imprisoned Georgian citizen Zaza Gakheladze at the Strategy Aghmashenebeli party office.

The family asked the opposition politicians to help to learn about Zaza Gakheladze’s health and mediate in arranging a meeting with Prime Minister. The family demands Zaza Gakheladze’s release and has questions for the government about what is being done so far.

“We want Zaza Gakheladze’s issue to be acute. We will use all the available tools in the parliament to help the family,” said Khatuna Samnidze, Chairwoman of the Republican Party.

Zaza Gakheladze, a local of Kvemo Chala village, Kaspi Municipality, was detained and wounded in his leg at Skhvilo Fortress on July 11, 2020. The occupied regime charged Gakheladze for an attempt to cross the so-called border illegally and for the attempted murder of a Russian soldier.

The occupied Tskhinvali Court sentenced the unlawfully detained Georgian citizen Zaza Gakheladze to 12 years and six months in prison on February 5.

By - Elene Dobordjginidze

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