SSSG: Two unlawfully detained Georgian citizens released

Two Georgian citizens unlawfully detained on September 3, 2026, in the direction of the occupied Tskhinvali region, were released and brought to the territory controlled by the central Georgian government,” said the State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG).

According to the SSSG, the Georgian government regularly raised the issue of the unlawful detention of Georgian citizens during meetings of the Group on Incidents Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM).

The SSSG also used the hotline and all available mechanisms. International partners were also involved in the negotiations.

“The central government, alongside international partners, continues to work actively to release all Georgian citizens being held in unlawful imprisonment across the occupied territories,” the SSSG said.