“Authorities” of occupied Abkhazia unlawfully restricted travel to the territory, controlled by the central Government of Georgia on October 28-30 to all residents, except for those in need of medical assistance.

“Such illegal decisions are often linked to various fictitious reasons, including ensuring security in the region during elections in Georgia proper. We already activated the EU Monitoring Mission-administered hotline over the development.

Similar harmful decisions were recorded in relation to the first round of local polls on October 2”, - reads the statement t of the State Security Service of Georgia.