As one of the detainees, Dariush Bokhatkevich said, first they and their Georgian driver were recognized as spies. However, he mentioned they had been treated well, they were allowed to phone home and their confiscated equipment, cash money and cell phones were given back.
As Human Rights Commisioner at the President of South Ossetia David Sanakoyev said to “Interfax”, the Polish journalists had been detained somewhere near Artseu village and then handed over to Russian peacemakers. According to him, the Polish OSCE representative in Karaleti should meet them.
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