The “Supreme Court” of occupied Abkhazia has sentenced Kristine Takalandze, a Georgian citizen from the village of Nabakevi, who was arrested on charges of spying, to 10 years and 6 months in prison.

She was detained on July 20, 2022 and charged under Article 274 of the Abkhaz criminal code, which carries a prison sentence of 10 to 15 years.

The security service of Russian-occupied Abkhazia released a video showing her arrest and the search of her personal belongings, which revealed 3 Georgian IDs, a pharmacy card, a Liberty bank card, a SIM card, and a Georgian marriage certificate.

They also found a letter from an individual asking an unidentified person to bring back medicine from Zugdidi.