A citizen of Georgia was expelled from South Ossetia.

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Ani Badzagua unintentionally crossed the border with South Ossetia and was expelled back to Georgia by security forces the next day.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on July 27, the KGB of South Ossetia announced the expulsion from the republic of Georgian citizen Merabi Gabadze, who unintentionally crossed the border.

Resident of Georgia Ani Badzagua, born in 2006, was detained on July 31 for illegally crossing the border of South Ossetia. It was established that she unintentionally crossed the border near the settlement of Grom in the Tskhinvali region, reported the state information agency "Res" on August 1.

The next day, in accordance with Article 14 of the law of South Ossetia "On the State Border", Badzagua was expelled beyond the republic.

We remind you that in 2018, the Ministry of Justice of Georgia submitted a complaint to the ECHR "Georgia v. Russian Federation", which concerns the oppression of ethnic Georgians in the territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, violations of the rights of residents of border villages, and borderization. On April 9, 2024, the ECHR ruled that the Russian authorities violated the rights of Georgian citizens by establishing the line of demarcation. This ECHR decision has political significance, however, its practical implementation is only possible in the distant future, Georgian analysts noted.

Restrictions on crossing the line of demarcation with Abkhazia and South Ossetia violate the rights of residents of border villages, who cannot engage in farming and risk being detained, according to a report by an international human rights organization ("Caucasian Knot" can provide the name of the organization upon request) "Behind Barbed Wire. Human Rights Violations as a Result of "Borderization" in Georgia", published on "Caucasian Knot".

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