The de facto State Security Committee (KGB) of the occupied Tskhinvali region reported that 232 people were arrested at various sections of the "state border" over the past nine months. Of these, 117 are accused of violating the state border regime, while 114 are charged with breaching the border regime.
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Criminal cases have been initiated against 12 detainees, administrative fines have been imposed on 130 individuals, 17 people have been expelled from the Republic - 8 of them with fines - and warnings have been issued to 56 violators. Investigations are ongoing for 16 detainees, according to a statement from the so-called State Security Committee.
The de facto government has issued a warning to citizens and visitors of the self-proclaimed republic, as well as tourist groups planning to visit settlements near the "border zone," advising them to carry identification documents such as a passport, official ID card, birth certificate (for minors), or, for foreign nationals, a border zone pass.
Citizens authorized to enter the border zone, who plan to engage in activities such as work, caring for livestock, or grazing, must submit an application for a permit for agricultural or other activities three days prior to the planned start. Additionally, to obtain a permit for hunting or fishing in the border zone, a certificate from the relevant regulatory authority is required, the statement adds.
Currently, around ten Georgian citizens are being held in prisons and pre-trial detention centers in occupied Tskhinvali. On October 15, the de facto government released Pridon Pakauri, who was illegally arrested on September 19 near the occupied village of Zemo Artsevi.
