The Security Service of the so-called South Ossetia has released a statement regarding the death of the Georgian military serviceman, Archil Tutunashvili . The statement says that Tatunashvili died in Tskhinvali hospital.

According to the so called Security Service, Tatunashvili was detained in Akhalgori district. They claim that the detained was a representative of the Defense Ministry.

The statement also says that Tatunashvili was arrested as he was participated in the war.
According to the Security Service of the occupied Tskhinvali , "after analyzing the crime committed by him, the suspect became depressed " and refused an interpreter and a lawyer, and was taken to the temporary detention isolator.

The statement says that Tatunashvili tried to commit suicide by grabbing a weapon from the prison staff, and when he was being stopped , Tatunashvili fell and received injuries.He died in the hospital.