GEORGIA TO BRING AN ACTION AGAINST RUSSIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
04.12.2006 16:42 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Georgian Ministry of Justice intends to bring a
suit against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights for violating
rights of Georgians, deported from the territory of RF.

According to the information provided by republic’s Consul in Moscow
Zurab Pataradze, those detained were tortured. At present a special
commission at the Georgian Parliament deals with facts of persecution
of Georgians in Russia. Specifically Tengiza Togonidze, (the widow
of a Georgian citizen, who died after he was detained and stayed at
a special place) said that her husband was denied medical assistance
and was tortured with electroshock. December 2 the media reported of
death of a refugee from Abkhazia Manana Jabeliya, who was also kept
at a special place for foreign citizens. She died after the Moscow
city court canceled the decision on deporting her, thus confirming
she was staying in Moscow legally.

According to preliminary reports, heart deficiency caused her
death. Law-enforcement bodies check this case. Meanwhile, the check-up
held by St. Petersburg Prosecutor’s Office on the fact of Togonidze’s
death did not reveal transgressions of the law.

Earlier official representative of the Federal Migration Service
of Russia Constantine Poltoranin stated that conditions, in which
Georgian awaiting deportation are held, are "better than in a prison."

Russian force departments had activated search for illegal immigrants
from Georgia, as well as check-up of commercial structures, owned by
Georgians in early October, after several Russian servicemen were
detained in Tbilisi on suspicion of espionage. The servicemen were
released in a few days, however mass deportations of Georgians from
Russia continued. In late October Georgian PM Zurab Nogaideli stated
that "within the past month over one thousand Georgians were deported
or had to flee from Russia," reports Lenta.ru.