TBILISI, April 8 - RAPSI. Georgia's Justice Ministry
plans to question President Mikheil Saakashvili and other officials in
connection with the August 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict, Minister Thea
Tsulukiani said at a news briefing on Monday.The prosecutors of the International Court of Justice at The Hague have received a large amount of information regarding complaints from NGOs and individuals, she said. According to the complaints, Georgian officials of varying ethnic origin committed military crimes and other atrocities during the conflict.
Therefore, the minister said it is her responsibility to hold a thorough investigation of the 2008 conflict in Georgia.
The presidential elections will take place in Georgia this year.
Earlier, Georgian Prosecutor General Archil Kbilashvili said Saakashvili may be questioned in regards to the previous government's appropriation of the Imedi TV company.
On the night of Aug. 8, 2008, Georgian troops attacked South Ossetia and destroyed part of its capital, Tskhinvali. Russia moved its troops into the republic to defend the many residents with Russian citizenship. Five days later, Russia forced the Georgian troops from the country. Meanwhile, Abkhazia, which has been a de facto independent republic since 1993, ousted Georgian troops from the Kodori Gorge.
On Aug. 26, 2008, Russia recognized the sovereignty of Abkhazia and South Ossetia - two autonomous regions within Georgia that began fighting for independence before the Soviet Union collapsed.
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