Zurab Datiashvili, a Georgian citizen arbitrarily detained earlier today by the Russian occupying forces, has been released.

According to the State Security Service of Georgia, the man was released an hour after being detained nearby village of Kirbali, adjacent to the dividing line between the occupied region and Georgia proper.

After Datiashvili’s detention, Tbilisi had immediately activated the hotline administered by the European Union Monitoring Mission, added the agency.