The georgian party deliberately gives no legal estimation to the actions of the citizens of Georgia Khmiadashvili G.N. and Midodashvili V.Y., the illegal actions of which have caused their detention at the check point of the peace-making forces from the Russian Federation «Мegvrekisi» on September, 11th of this year.
For the last month the operative situation has become complicated in Leningor region of the Republic of South Ossetia. According to the information from the law enforcement bodies of RSO, a sharp increase of military presence of the georgian side and of the illegally placed posts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia near the borders of the ossetian settlements Tsinagar, Zakkor, Orchosan, Armaz is noted.
Earlier it was already informed about the illegal arrest and imprisonment by the georgian side of the Russian citizens T.Khachirov and V.Valiev, the military men of the north-ossetian battalion of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces (JPKF) in the zone of the georgian-ossetian conflict, having taken place on August, 29th, 2007.
Despite the demarches of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, the urgent appeals of the embassy of Russia in Tbilisi, our military men are not released till the present time. The Russian consular representatives have not received access to them. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia does not give any intelligible explanations to the violent actions of the georgian law enforcement bodies against the peacemakers. No proofs are presented to the ostensibly committed by them offences.
Today the representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have arrived in the Republic of South Ossetia with an official visit. The delegation has entered the readers of supplementary report of PACE Matthias Jorsh and Kastriot Islami, and also the adviser on political questions of PACE Ivi-Тriin Odrats.
The European members of the parliament were accepted in Tskhinval by the chairman of the Parliament of RSO Znaur Gassiev. In the meeting there also took part the Minister of Foreign Affairs of RSO Murat Dzhioev, the vice-presidents of the Parliament of RSO Juriy Dzitstsojty and Tarzan Kokojty, the secretary of the south-ossetian part of JCC Leonid Tibilov, and also the deputies of the Parliament of RSO.
The two inhabitants of Georgia, detained by the Russian peacemakers on Tuesday at a post near the settlement of Megvrekisi, are already released. The correspondent of the agency «Res» has been informed about it by the assistant of the commander of JPKF the lieutenant colonel Juriy Vereshchak.
The citizens of Georgia have been detained in the second half of the day on September, 11th at the check point «Мegvrekisi» of the peace-making forces, at which the Russian military men carry service.
In the address of the command of JPKF has arrived a letter from September, 11th, 2007 for № 4-9/595 from the co-chairman of the georgian part of JCC D.Mandzhavidze on occasion of ostensibly illegal arrest of the two citizens of Georgia at the check point of the Peacemaking Forces from the Russian Federation «Megvrekisi» with the requirement of «immediate release of the arrested persons, indemnification of the caused damage and the decision on the termination of functioning of the post of the Peacemaking Forces of the Russian Federation «Megvrekisi»». It would be desirable to note, that the detention of the two citizens of Georgia has been made for illegal actions concerning the military men of the Peacemaking Forces of the Russian Federation, carrying out their task at a peace-making post «Megvrekisi». We remind, that the check point of the Peacemaking Forces from the Russian Federation «Megvrekisi» is, first of all, a check point but not an observant post. In conformity with the article 4 of the Appendix №1 to the decision of JCC from December, 6th, 1994 (Protocol №7) «The military contingents and military observers have the right: - to check the citizens" documents proving the identity, on entry permit, departure permit, movement, and also to make examination of the persons, cargoes and vehicles; - to detain the citizens, breaking the established rules of the mode of state emergency with the subsequent transfer to the law enforcement bodies on the basis of the current legislation».
Today the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokojty has accepted the Minister on nationality affairs of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania Taimuraz Kasaev. At the meeting there were discussed some questions of integration policy between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania, and also the course of preparation to the VIth All-ossetian congress.
In the second half of the day on September, 11th, 2007 at the checking point of the Peacemaking Forces from the Peacemaking Forces of the Russian Federation «Megvrekisi», on checking the documents and examining the car of the citizens of Georgia V.J.Midodashvili and G.N.Khamidashvili, physical resistance had been showed by them to the peacemakers, carrying out the check, as a result of which one of the military men has received physical injuries.
«The Command of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces (JPKF) in the zone of the georgian-ossetian conflict once again declares about the unlawful arrest of the military men of the peace-making forces, about the obviously provocative character of actions of the georgian side, and insists on the immediate release of the peacemakers, illegally kept by the georgian side», is spoken in the message of the assistant of the commander of JPKF on work with mass-media the lieutenant colonel Juriy Vereshchak.
The condition of the 24-years old Igor Kokoev, wounded yesterday as a result of a terrorist act, is stable now and does not cause fears at the doctors. The correspondent of the agency «Res» have been informed about it at the traumatologic branch of the Republican somatic hospital. On the eve the victim has undergone an operation and now he passes a corresponding course of rehabilitation.