The
crossing points were closed in Akhalgori due to the parliamentary elections of Georgia,
but they have not been opened yet. This decision was taken by de facto
president Aslan Gagloev at the security council meeting, where he noted that the
intelligence services and embassies of the Western countries were doing their best to get the
situation in Georgia out of control during the parliamentary elections.
Therefore, the security council made a decision to close the so-called borders[1] during the parliamentary elections. According to official reports, the
Odzisi crossing point will not
be opened in the near future, despite the fact that the elections are over (residents of Akhalgori and Java could cross the
so-called border from the 20th to the 30th of every
month).[2]
According
to the de-facto president, the decision was made to ensure the safety of the
population of South Ossetia and to prevent possible provocations from the pro-Western and
nationalist radical forces of Georgia. The de facto authorities probably
mean the pro-Western opposition by the "nationalist radical forces". It
should be noted that during the pre-election period, the de facto authorities had a
lenient attitude towards Georgian Dream and did not criticize representatives
of the ruling party.
From
October 25 to October 28, the state security
committee was switched to the
emergency mode. According to the contact persons of the Democracy Research
Center, a large part of the population was going to go to polls, but they were completely deprived of this right. According to
the locals, Georgian Dream had information about the
oppositional attitudes of Akhalgori residents, which led to the decision to
close the crossing
points. The people of Akhalgori
believe that Georgian Dream used their votes for its own
interests.
In recent years, the
restrictions imposed on the Tbilisi-Mosabruni crossing points have created serious social and economic problems for the local
population of the Tskhinvali region. The number of those wishing to leave Akhalgori due to the deterioration
of the health condition has increased
significantly.
A new rule has been introduced for moving
to Tbilisi for medical services, according to which, under the conditions of the
closed road, the right to leave Akhalgori can be used only in
urgent cases: stroke, cancer, death of a family member, funeral.
The closure of the crossing points has a negative
impact on the economic well-being of the locals. Recently, prices in Tskhinvali
have increased significantly. In particular, the prices of dairy products and
meat products have increased. The price of
firewood, which is used by the majority of locals for heating, has also increased compared to last
year. The price of 8 cubic meters
of firewood was 22,000 rubles last year, while this year it has become 27,000 rubles.
[1] Netgazeti,
October 10, 2024, https://ru.netgazeti.ge/63956/
(available as of November 11, 2024)
[2] Formula,
October 15, 2024, https://formulanews.ge/News/118221
(available as of November 11)
5 თებერვალს, ,,ქართული ოცნების“ ლიდერმა მამუკა მდინარაძემ საზოგადოებას ახალი რეპრესიული კანონმდებლობის მიღება დაუანონსა.
On February 3,
after the party session, the leader of the Georgian Dream, Mamuka
Mdinaradze, announced the
tightening of
the repressive policy
by introducing amendments to legislation.
არასამთავრობო ორგანიზაციების სამართლებრივი დახმარების ქსელის იურისტები განაგრძობენ მშვიდობიანი დემონსტრანტების უფლებების დაცვას.