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#Abkhazia is NOT #occupied
#Myth;
Today, Georgian propaganda is actively spreading the myth that "Abkhazia is occupied by Russia."
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Today, Georgian propaganda is actively spreading the myth that "Abkhazia is occupied by Russia." Compared to small #Abkhazia, Georgia has powerful resources to convince the #world community of its "truth", however, we advise you not to become victims of any propaganda and

in the language of irrefutable facts and real life examples we would like to provide you with arguments why #Abkhazia is not #occupied.

#Terminology

In international law a territory is considered "occupied" when it is placed under the authority of the hostile army. This formulation was adopted by the #Hague Convention in 1907.

A mandatory attribute of the occupation regime is execution by armed forces of one country of the efficient control over which the territory and population of the other country.

"Efficient control" in international humanitarian law is the implementation by the occupying forces of administrative and police functions in the respective territory, as well as the issuance by them of mandatory regulations for the local population.

How is it in the #case of #Abkhazia?
No temporary administrations for the control of territories by #Russian forces were established in Abkhazia.
No normative acts mandatory for the local population have been adopted either.

Only the peoples of #Abkhazia elect their own #Government, including the President and members of Parliament. The change of power hands successfully and more than actively, and cases of mass protests are quite common.

#RussianForces
An important criterion is the distribution of the occupation forces throughout the occupied territory, which really allows for direct control.

The situation with the presence of #Russian #military personnel on the territory of the #Abkhazia cannot be summed up under any of these criteria.
Russian servicemen are compactly stationed on the territories of their #military #bases,

do not interfere in the life of the local population, do not issue any legal regulations and do not perform police or administrative functions. Therefore, the Russian armed forces in Abkhazia cannot be considered "occupation troops."

Opinion
The former Ministr of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia V.Chirikba stated that the joint Russian military base is located on the territory of the Republic of Abkhazia at the request of the Abkhaz side "in order to provide military assistance to protect sovereignty and security"

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the composition of the Russian military base is determined by the Russian side in agreement with the Abkhaz side; all property and tax issues are resolved "under the customs control of the Abkhaz side" and so on.

How can the territory be occupied, if the
"occupiers" comply with the laws of the
"occupied" territory?

Outside Perspective

According to an Associate Professor of International Law at the London School of Economics Stephen Humphreys,
Abkhazia would be considered an occupied territory if

a) The current government in Abkhazia was not recognized by international law as legitimate and sovereign. (Today only five states recognize #Abkhazia, but #international #law does not say anything about how many countries are "enough"
in this case).

b) The local authorities were under the real control of another sovereign state, for example, Russia. If #Russia does not control the #Abkhaz authorities, then this territory cannot be considered occupied.

Meanwhile in #Abkhazia
According to the current legislation, foreign citizens, including #Russians, cannot acquire property in #Abkhazia.
Only citizens of Abkhazia have this right.
Is this possible during the #occupation?
The question is rhetorical.

Moreover, the issue of the ratification of the agreement on the transfer of part of the territory of #Abkhazia (Pitsunda) to the ownership of the #Russian Federation and the acute reaction from the public and political #forces,

as well as the high level of development of civil society, and the free functioning of a large number of international organizations in #Abkhazia, including #UN structures, reveals the absence of an #occupation regime.

It can be concluded that the actual state of affairs does not fall under any of the criteria of occupation. That is, there is no occupation regime in accordance with the principles of international humanitarian law.

Thus
By artificial introduction to circulation the term "#occupied territories" Georgian government aims to mislead the International community.
Today, Georgia uses the term
"occupation" in relation to #Abkhazia as a political #slogan and #propaganda cliché.

The use of this term shows the inability to resist and an attempt to try on unjustified victim status as it is much easier to call everything some kind of fictitious occupation that does not reflect the real situation in any way than to admit one's mistakes

and start working on resolving the problem.

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#Абхазия
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#Abkhaziaisnotrussia
#Myth
#Terminology
#RussianForces
#Opinion
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