Call for immediate release of teenagers in South Ossetia - Council of Europe

Call for immediate release of teenagers in South Ossetia, Georgia

Statement by Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Samuel Žbogar and Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland

Strasbourg, Ljubljana, 16 November 2009 - “We are deeply concerned about the prolonged detention of teenagers by the de facto authorities of South Ossetia. Nowhere in Europe should teenagers be detained as a result of political and security issues.
As Chairman of the Committee of Ministers and Secretary General of the Council of Europe, we call for their immediate release”.