02:55, 15 August 2026

A citizen of Georgia has been released from detention in South Ossetia.

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Law enforcement officers of South Ossetia handed over Giorgi Kharaishvili to Georgia, who was detained in December last year for crossing the border and was convicted.

As reported by "deported by security forces back to Georgia.

A citizen of Georgia, convicted for illegally crossing the border with South Ossetia, has been released and handed over to the Georgian side, reports the state information agency "Res" on August 14.

According to the KGB of South Ossetia, 46-year-old resident of the village of Klditskaro in the Khachur municipality Giorgi Kharaishvili was detained on December 5, 2025, for crossing the border. The investigation established that he intentionally crossed the border in the area of the village of Khuyta in the Znaur district. The court found him guilty of committing a crime under part 1 of article 322 of the Criminal Code of South Ossetia (illegal crossing of the state border) and sentenced him to imprisonment. Due to the expiration of the sentence, he was released and deported to Georgia.

Recall that in 2018, the Ministry of Justice of Georgia submitted a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights "Georgia v. Russian Federation", which concerns the persecution 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 demarcation line. This ECHR decision has political significance, however, its practical implementation is only possible in the distant future, Georgian analysts noted.

Restrictions on crossing the demarcation line with Abkhazia and South Ossetia violate the rights of residents of border villages, who cannot engage in farming and risk being detained, says a report by an international human rights organization ("Caucasian Knot" can provide the name of the organization upon request) "", published on "Caucasian Knot".

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