The representative of the Kareli municipality today organized an event to commemorate the victims who lost their lives in the 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict. They paid tribute by visiting to the memorial established in the victim’s memory.
The municipality took to its social media handles to provide the information. On the official Facebook page it stated that “16 years since the August war. Today August 8 representatives of the local government of Kareli municipality decorated the memorial of those who died in the fight for Georgian integrity and independence with crowns. Once again the memory of the warriors who died in the August war was honoured.”
The municipality representative also lit candles in memory of the dead. Flower bouquets were placed on the memorial. The names of the victims were engraved on the stone plate on the memorial site.
On the occasion the family members of the victim were also present. They all termed the sacrifice of people as the most significant contribution to preserving the sovereignty, independence and integrity of the Republic of Georgia.
The commemoration events are being held across the country. The national flags on the Government offices and buildings were lowered to half-mast as a gesture of respect for the people who died or went missing in the conflict.
It is worth mentioning that Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and other higher officials and leaders of the country paid tribute to the people who died. Notably the remains of the sixteen people were received recently after the identification.
The remains of this victim have been transferred to Georgia after the consistent efforts of the Georgian government with the help of regional and international agencies working in the field of human rights as well.
During the conflict the occupied force of the Federation of Russia captured a major piece of the Georgian land. Large-scale human rights violations are still being reported here . Recently the public defender of Georgia raised the issue of human rights violations in Russian-occupied territories. The office urged the Government to take all the measures to protect the rights of all the people living in these areas.
