Release of detainees following Hotline communication

The EU Monitoring Mission welcomes the release of two Georgian citizens on 16 May, who had been held in Tskhinvali for crossing the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL). The release was preceded by negotiations over the EUMM facilitated Hotline between the de facto administration in Tskhinvali and the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
EUMM is also following up other recent detention cases in areas adjacent to the ABL and continues to mediate for the release of detainees.