Detention of Zaza Gakheladze in Georgian breakaway territory of South Ossetia UK statement
I’d like to thank my Georgian colleague for raising this issue today. In July, the UK joined other States in this council in expressing our concern at the detention and alleged shooting of Georgian citizen Mr Gakheladze in the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia. Today we reiterate that concern as we note that Mr Gakheladze has been arbitrarily imprisoned for 12.5 years, and we call for his immediate release. All Georgian citizens should have the right to travel within Georgia’s internationally recognised borders. These ongoing detentions and so-called “borderisation” activity ...
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