Big part of the citizens of Georgia living in the occupied territories were deprived from the right to vote

 

On October 7, from 20:00 pm until October 9, 20:00 pm the de-facto authority of South Ossetia temporarily blocked the so-called checkpoints on the ABL. The decision was made by the de-facto security service of South Ossetia in relation with the ongoing parliamentary elections in Georgia. Regardless the closed checkpoints, citizens of Georgia living in the Russia-occupied territories try to cross the ABL and participate in the ballots in the villages under jurisdiction of Georgia. 

Human Rights Center’s observer in Jria village, Sachkhere municipality reported that one of the commission members in the polling station # 46 DEC # 50 could not cross the ABL and implement her duties as a commission member. He lives in the occupied village of Kardzmani.

As observers report, 70 out of 450 registered voters in the polling station # 46 in Jria live in the occupied territory. Part of them arrived in Jria on October 7 to participate in the ballot; second part of voters cannot participate in the elections because of the locked checkpoints. The same situation is in Perevi village – polling station # 43, where 74 out of 773 registered voters live in the occupied territory. 

Human Rights Center