Fridon Pakauri, who was illegally detained near the village of Zemo Artsevi, occupied by the Russia, is free and is in the territory controlled by the central government.

According to the State Security Service of Georgia, in the process of releasing Pakauri from illegal detention, both the “hotline”, operated by the European Union Monitoring Mission [EUMM] in Georgia, and all the relevant tools at the disposal of the central government were actively used.

“Responsibility for all destructive actions carried out in the occupied regions of Georgia and along the occupation line rests with the occupying power. The central government, together with international partners, continues to actively work to release all citizens of Georgia who are illegally imprisoned in the occupied territories”, - reads the statement of the agency.