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mercenaries. Based on video materials, Human rights documents and witness accounts of the event, G. Gabeskiria, Z. Shartava, R. Eshba and other members of the government were dragged outside of the parliament building and forced to kneel by the Abkhaz/North
Caucasian militants. Gabeskiria refused to
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