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MULTIMEDIA
May 26, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 

Georgia, Turkey strike deal on jailed captain

8 September 2009 / TODAY'S ZAMAN WITH WIRES, ANKARA
Georgia said on Monday it had agreed with Turkey on the fate of a tanker captain jailed for violating a Georgian embargo on the breakaway Abkhazia region, hinting at his imminent release.

Asked after meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoğlu, whether they had agreed on the release of the Turkish captain, who was sentenced last week to 24 years in prison, Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze told reporters: “I think we've found a solution to this issue. The final decision will be announced tomorrow after a meeting with the Georgian president.” Speaking on Friday in Stockholm, Davutoğlu said, “The captain, Mehmet Öztürk, will be released if a 30,000 lari [11,000 pounds] fine is paid, and the tanker’s operator, Densa company, has agreed to pay that fine.”

Seventeen crew members were freed on Saturday. Densa says the vessel was seized at gunpoint in international waters while Georgian coast guard authorities said they detained the ship in Georgian waters.

 
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