Georgia-Abkhazia border along the Enguri river. Photo: Marcin Konsek / Wikimedia Commons

08 June 2020, 13:35

Three Georgian residents detained on Abkhazian border

Abkhazian law enforcers have detained three residents of the Georgian village of Muzhava, the Georgia's State Security Service (SSS) has informed.

The incident occurred on June 6 in the Tsalendjikh District of Georgia, bordering on the Gali District of Abkhazia.

According to the preliminary version, Abkhazian law enforcers detained the residents of Georgia, when they were collecting scrap metal, and delivered them to the isolation facility in Gali, the "News-Georgia" reported on June 7, citing the SSS.

The SSS has launched a hotline; and the European Union Monitoring Mission has been informed about the incident, the "InterPressNews" has reported.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on June 8, 2020 at 07:24 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

All news
НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО “МЕМО”, ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ООО “МЕМО”.

March 28, 2024 22:19

  • Court extends arrest of blogger Alyona Agafonova

    Alyona Agafonova, a blogger from Samara, accused of desecrating a symbol of military glory because of her video filmed near the monument "The Motherland is Calling!" has been left in custody until June 19.

March 28, 2024 22:13

March 28, 2024 22:03

  • Attack on Crocus City Hall highlights issue of state assistance to victims of terror acts

    In Russia, the status of victims of terror acts should be legislated and state assistance should be guaranteed to them, human rights defenders claim after the terror act at the Crocus City Hall. According to the human rights defenders, the authorities still do not provide full-scale assistance to the victims of the terror act in Beslan and the militant attack on Nalchik.

March 27, 2024 16:51

March 27, 2024 14:49

News archive