SSSG: Two illegally detained citizens by Russian occupation forces released

18:28, 22.01.2025

Aleksi Mamulia and Ivane Japiashvili, who were illegally detained by Russian occupation forces near the village of Kvemo Nikozi in Gori municipality, are now free and are on territory controlled by the central government, the State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) reported on Wednesday.

According to their statement, “both the “hotline” operated by the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia and all relevant instruments available to the central government were actively used in the process of freeing Aleksi Mamulia and Ivane Japiashvili from illegal detention.”

“The occupying force bears responsibility for all destructive actions carried out in Georgia’s occupied regions and along the occupation line.

The central government, together with international partners, continues to work actively to free all Georgian citizens who are in illegal detention in the occupied territories,” – stated the agency.

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