Georgian citizen Manuchar Gulitashvili, who was illegally detained by the Russian occupying forces near the village of Perevi, Sachkhere municipality, 3 days ago, is free and is already in the territory controlled by the central Government.

According to the State Security Service of Georgia, upon receiving information about the illegal detention, the hotline was immediately activated and all mechanisms at the disposal of the central Government were activated.

“The information was provided to the co-chairmen of the Geneva International Discussions and the international partners of Georgia. Responsibility for all destructive actions carried out in the occupied regions of Georgia and along the occupation line rests with the occupation force”, - reads the statement of the SSSG.