US Embassy about the Release of Dr. Gaprindashvili

The US Embassy to Georgia has published a statement regarding the release of the illegally-detained Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili.

“We welcome the news that Dr. Vazha Gaprindashvili has been released by the de facto authorities in South Ossetia. We join all Georgians and the international community in welcoming him home to spend the holidays with his family. We again call on the de facto authorities to open crossing points along the administrative boundary line and to allow freedom of movement for the local population and humanitarian access. The United States maintains its unwavering commitment to Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,“ reads the US Embassy’s post.

Doctor Gaprindashvili was released today after 49 days of imprisonment in Tskhinvali prison. 

By Nini Dakhundaridze