Kakhaber Merebashvili, illegally detained by the Russian occupation forces near the village of Mejvriskhevi, is free.

According to the State Security Service of Georgia, in the process of releasing Merebashvili, the “hotline” mechanism was actively used, as well as other available tools.

“The central Government of Georgia continues to make active efforts to release other illegally detained Georgian citizens.

The occupation regime bears full responsibility for the destructive actions carried out in the occupied regions and along the occupation line”, - reads the statement of SSSG.