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FOLLOWING ARREST OF AZERBAIJANI CITIZEN, GEORGIAN BORDER GUARDS ARREST ARMENIAN FROM RUSSIA
epress.am
01.17.2012
Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs border police have arrested
Russian citizen of Armenian descent Armen Gasparyan, who is accused
of bypassing the Armenia-Georgia border checkpoint on Jan. 14.
Criminal charges specified under the article "illegally crossing the
state border" have been launched against the Bryansk resident. If
convicted, Gasparyan faces a fine or 3-5 year's imprisonment, reports
Novosti Gruziya ("News Georgia").
Note, on Jan. 11, Georgian border guards arrested Azerbaijan
citizen Ilgar Huseynov who entered Abkhazia from Tbilisi through an
unrecognized checkpoint. According to the Georgian "Law on Occupied
Territories," Tbilisi prohibits entry to Abkhazia and South Ossetia
from Russia.
In 2009, Russian citizen Ruben Hovhannisyan, who was going to Armenia
through Georgia, was detained for breaking this law. He was sentenced
to two years in prison, but was released early, after serving two
months of his sentence.
epress.am
01.17.2012
Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs border police have arrested
Russian citizen of Armenian descent Armen Gasparyan, who is accused
of bypassing the Armenia-Georgia border checkpoint on Jan. 14.
Criminal charges specified under the article "illegally crossing the
state border" have been launched against the Bryansk resident. If
convicted, Gasparyan faces a fine or 3-5 year's imprisonment, reports
Novosti Gruziya ("News Georgia").
Note, on Jan. 11, Georgian border guards arrested Azerbaijan
citizen Ilgar Huseynov who entered Abkhazia from Tbilisi through an
unrecognized checkpoint. According to the Georgian "Law on Occupied
Territories," Tbilisi prohibits entry to Abkhazia and South Ossetia
from Russia.
In 2009, Russian citizen Ruben Hovhannisyan, who was going to Armenia
through Georgia, was detained for breaking this law. He was sentenced
to two years in prison, but was released early, after serving two
months of his sentence.