Over 700 people detained for crossing ‘border with Georgia’ in 2023: Abkhaz de facto authorities

By | January 23rd, 2024|Categories: Conflict news|Tags: , , , |

TBILISI, DFWatch–More than 700 people were detained on charges of crossing the de facto border between Abkhazia and Georgia in 2023, states security service of the breakaway Abkhazia. Most of them were punished administratively, and criminal prosecution was started against 15. According to the Sokhumi regime government, only 30 of these "crimes" are related to smuggling. [...]