• Country/entity

  Georgia
  Russia
  Ossetia
  

• Region

  Europe and Eurasia
  Europe and Eurasia
  Europe and Eurasia
  

• Agreement name

  Protocol ‘On the activities of the sides’ Law Enforcement Bodies against Criminality in the Zone of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict

• Date

  17 Nov 2000

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Georgian Separatist Conflicts (1989 - ) )

• Stage

  Framework/substantive - partial

• Conflict nature

  Government/territory

• Peace process

  South Ossetia peace process

• Parties

  Georgian side (signed)
  South Ossetian side (signed)

• Third parties

  The JPKF commander (signed) The OSCE (signed)

• Description

  Agreement in response to increase in crime in the Liakhvi gorge.

• Agreement document

  GE_RU_001117_Protocol on the activities of the sides Law Enforcement in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.pdf | Download PDF

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Implementation

PROTOCOL ‘On the activities of the sides’ Law Enforcement Bodies against criminality in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict

17 November 2000, Gori

The situation in the zone of conflict is on the whole stable and controllable.

However, grave crimes committed lately by criminal groups create prerequisites for destabilization of the situation and give rise to a perception that the committed crimes are left unpunished.

The representatives of Law Enforcement Bodies of Georgian and South Ossetian sides with the participation of the JPKF commandment and the OSCE, held a working meeting on coordination of the law enforcement activities, and confirming the legitimate nature of the agreements achieved before, are convinced in the necessity to put an end to criminal groups, and declaring their readiness for further mutual cooperation, the sides agreed:

1.To establish Joint Search Group (detective) by 21 November 2000 consisting of six persons(three from each side) on investigating crimes committed in Liakhvi gorge.

The first working group is to be held on 22 November 2000 at 10.00 a. m. Moscow time at the JPKF HQ.

2.When grave crimes are committed in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, the JointSearch Group detains and submits the suspect for interrogation to the Investigation Bodies at the place of the crime committed.

3.Upon the fulfillment of the search activities, the above mentioned Group submits all datato the Investigation Bodies at the place of the crime committed.

4.Upon the sentence coming into force, the criminal serves the sentence at the place of thecrime committed.

5.In accordance with the 16 May 1996 Memorandum “on ensuring security and confidencebuilding measures between the sides to the Georgian-Ossetian conflict” since 17 November 2000 and on, none of the sides will establish additional Law Enforcement units.

6.On 17 November all territorial interior bodies should be tasked to renew and conductadditional search measures in order to disclose the crimes committed in the past;

to react rapidly to citizen’s claims and inform weekly on the work done at the Thursday Law Enforcement meeting.

7.Weapons, ammunition and explosives handed over voluntary by citizens are to bedestroyed in accordance with the fixed order.

The JPKF are responsible for the weapons’ annihilation.

8.This agreement is an addendum to the 26 September 1996 Protocol and is valid until thefull-scale settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict is achieved.

Note:

The South Ossetian representatives did not agree with point 2.

Amendment suggested by the South Ossetian Low Enforcement Bodies:

“When grave crimes are committed in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, the joint search Group detains and submits the suspect for interrogation to the investigation Bodies at the place of residence”.

Georgian side (signed)

South Ossetian side (signed)

The JPKF commander (signed)

The OSCE (signed)