The Prosecutor General's Office of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia announced the arrest of a Georgian citizen on charges of espionage. According to media reports, she is civil activist Tamara Mearakishvili.

The Memorial Human Rights Project has recognized Georgian citizen Irakli Khufeniya as a political prisoner. In June, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don found him guilty of publicly justifying terrorism and sentenced him to two years in prison.

Grigol Liluashvili, the former head of Georgia's State Security Service, has been arrested on bribery charges.

Kabardino-Balkarian Governor Kazbek Kokov held a joint meeting of the Anti-Terrorism Commission and the Operational Headquarters, where they discussed security issues during the New Year holidays, countering terrorist ideology, and preventative work with youth.