Tskhinvali Sentences Georgian Doctor to Almost Two Years in Prison

Despite the active involvement and efforts of the international community and local authorities, the court in Georgia’s Russian-controlled Tskhinvali region has sentenced well-known Georgian Doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili to one year and nine-months in prison for 'deliberately crossing the border,' head of Georgia’s Bar Association David Asatiani announced.

The trial was held today. 

Gaprindashvili was abducted on November 9 and was sentenced to an illegal, two-month pretrial detention on November 15 in the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region, where he was allegedly visiting a patient.

By Ana Dumbadze