Abkhaz security forces reported the detention of a suspect in the case of Russian political technologists.

Harry Tsvizhba, suspected of violating the financing rules of a candidate's election campaign, has been detained in Abkhazia in connection with the case of Russian political technologists.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", three Russian political technologists were detained on November 5, 2025, the day before the municipal elections, by a group of activists led by opposition deputy Kan Kvarchia in the office of the pro-presidential publication "Abkhazian Herald", which was printed without the necessary permits. According to Abkhaz media, the political technologists were expelled from the republic. On November 24, it became known that three suspects in a criminal case regarding a robbery on the territory of Abkhazia (against the Russian political technologists) were placed on the federal wanted list. "Reliable involvement in the commission of the specified crime has been established for Kan Kvarchia, Eshsou Kakalia, and Khyna Dumai, who have been placed on the federal wanted list," the message on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Sochi of the Krasnodar Territory states. The Sochi city court sentenced the deputy of the Abkhaz parliament, leader of the opposition movement "Aidgylara" Kan Kvarchia to 10 years and 6 months in prison for the robbery of Russian political technologists.

On October 3, 2026, the previously wanted Tsvizhba Harry Adamurovich was detained, suspected of violating the financing rules of a local self-government candidate's election campaign, that is, on the grounds of crimes provided for by part 1 of article 137 and part 5 of article 32 – part 1 of article 137 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Abkhazia. The basis for the detention was the events that took place on November 5, 2025, in the office of the newspaper "Abkhazian Herald", located in Sukhum at Abazinskaya St., 36, concerning citizens of the Russian Federation Reva I.E., Timofeev P.I., and Budykin D.A., as reported by "Apsnypress" citing the Prosecutor General's Office of Abkhazia.

"Currently, necessary investigative actions and operational measures are being conducted to establish all the circumstances of the committed crime. In the near future, the court will consider the issue of choosing a preventive measure against him. The investigation of the criminal case continues.