Murat Jioev, a spokesman of the so-called government of occupied Tskhinvali region speaks in an interview with Radio Ekho Kavkaza about the reasons and the necessity of trenching firebreaks at the border.

As Jioev says that the trenching firebreaks could defend them from fire, which "may break out in Georgia."

Ekho Kavkaza interviewed Murat Jioev on August 3.

" We are trenching firebreaks on the South Ossetian side along the border with the purpose of preventing the fire from burning on the other side. There were a number of cases when the grass was burning on the Georgian side and the flame spread on our side. , "said Jioev.

Paata Davitaia, the leader of "European Democrats", applied to the Prosecutor"s Office in regard to this statement today. According to him, fires in Georgia might be sabotage and somewhat connected with the separatist government.