S.Ossetia Condemns Georgian Police Operation

Two men were wounded as a result of a police operation carried out by the Georgian side in the village of Avnevi, in the South Ossetian conflict zone, on June 9.

The Georgian side claims that one of the injured men, Alan Bazaev, who was detained by the police, is suspected of distribution counterfeit currency.

Interior Minister of breakaway South Ossetia Mikhail Mindzaev said, while commenting on the incident, that the Georgian side?s accusations aim at discrediting Tskhinvali in the eyes of the international community.
 
Meanwhile, the RIA Novosti news agency quoted Marat Kulakhmetov, commander of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces (JPKF) stationed in the South Ossetian conflict zone, as saying that even if a police operation is being carried out against criminal suspects, this measure should be agreed upon with the JPKF and ?that did not happen.?

This post is also available in: ქართული (Georgian) Русский (Russian)