According to Abkhaz Telegram channels, Russian political technologists who were illegally conducting activities on the territory of Abkhazia and had been hired by the non-commercial organization “Abkhazia’s Team,” were detained today, 5 November, by employees of Abkhazia’s de facto Security Service (SGB).

According to SGB officers, they will be deported/expelled from the territory of the country in the near future.

According to the Telegram channel “Ayashara,” in an office operating behind the pre-election banner of the de facto president and de facto vice-president in the center of Sokhumi, Russian political technologists were preparing a newspaper and propaganda materials in violation of Abkhazian legislation. Their work, according to the channel’s source, is being covered/protected by the administration of Abkhazia’s de facto president.