An illegally detained Georgian citizen has been released from custody in the occupied Tskhinvali/South Ossetia region and transferred to Tbilisi-controlled territory, the State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) said on September 1.
While the SSSG did not disclose the individual’s identity, in line with its recent practice, the Res news agency based in occupied Tskhinvali identified him as 31-year-old Giorgi Uznadze, detained on March 17 and accused of “illegally crossing the state border.” Res said that he was handed over to “the Georgian side” after serving a six-month sentence.
“The Georgian central government regularly raised the issue of the Georgian citizen’s unconditional release from illegal detention within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) and the Geneva International Discussions,” the SSSG said.
The agency also noted that both the hotline mechanism and all other instruments available to the Georgian side were used intensively, adding that “international partners were also actively involved in the negotiations.”
According to the SSSG’s latest annual report, 34 cases of illegal detention were recorded around the occupied Tskhinvali region in 2025, while 40 cases were recorded in Abkhazia.
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