Georgian man who was shot, illegally detained by occupation forces sentenced to 12 years in prison
Zaza Gakheladze was illegally detained by the Russian-controlled occupation forces in July 2020. Agenda.ge, 5 Feb 2021 - 13:45, Tbilisi,Georgia
Georgian citizen Zaza Gakheladze, who was shot and illegally detained by Russian-controlled occupation forces in the summer of 2020, has been sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison by the de facto Supreme Court of the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region.
The court found him guilty of ‘illegally crossing the border and attempted murder’ earlier today.
The Georgian State Security Security has stated ‘Russia is responsible for the illegal decision’ and for all the ‘criminal and inhumane’ acts which are taking place along with the occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali.
EU spox on ECHR ruling: Russia must ensure proper follow-up of landmark judgement
Smoke over buildings after Russian bombardment in Gori, 50 miles from Tbilisi, Georgia, 9 August 2008. Photo: Gleb Garanich/Reuters. Agenda.ge, 24 Jan 2021 - 10:58, Tbilisi,Georgia
The recent ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ‘clearly concludes’ that Russia, ‘exercising effective control’ over Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions, ‘violated several provisions of the European Convention of Human Rights’, lead EU spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy Peter Stano stated yesterday.
Stano referred to the January 21 judgement in the inter-state case, which says that Russia violated several articles of the European Convention on Human rights during the 2008 conflict in Georgia and carried out ethnic cleansing of Georgians.