It is necessary to respond by an active involvement of the international organizations, to make a sharp response to determine the circumstances in which our citizens were detained and Archil Tatunashvili died, – Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said in the statement.

According to the Premier, it is necessary to urgently set up international human rights and security mechanisms in order to give a relevant response to human rights violations.

“On February 22, the occupation regime illegally detained three of our citizens – Archil Tatunashvili, Levan Kutashvili and Ioseb Pavliashvili, in Akhalgori. Today, it became known that Archil Tatunashvili died in uncertain circumstances.

Representatives of EU Monitoring Mission and co-chairs of Geneva International Discussions were immediate informed about this toughest fact.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has launched an investigation on the fact of illegal deprivation of liberty and intentional murder.

We consider it necessary the fact to be sharply responded with engagement of the international organizations in order to determine the circumstances in which our citizens were detained and Archil Tatunashvili died, so that all the offenders should be held accountable.

We are demanding the use of all international leverage for immediate release of Levan Kutashvili and Ioseb Pavliashvili, who have been illegally detained in Akhalgori,” –PM’s statement reads.