Representatives of the Russian occupation forces illegally detained 2 citizens of Georgia in the occupied territory near the village of Mejvriskhevi, Gori municipality.

“Upon receiving information about the mentioned incident, the agency activated the “hot line” operated by the European Union Monitoring Mission.

Information about another fact of illegal detention was immediately reported to the co-chairs of Geneva International Discussions and international partners. All available mechanisms for the release of illegally detained Georgian citizens in the shortest possible time have been activated.

Responsibility for all destructive actions committed on the occupied territories of Georgia, as well as along the occupation line, rests with the occupying power”, - reads the statement of the State Security Service of Georgia.