Sveneti

Interview place, time and date: #32 Public School, Tbilisi, 16.08.08
Interviewer organization: Liberty Institute
Respondent: woman, 59 years
Story code:0054
Me and my spouse left on 10 August, prior to what my daughter in law and two grandchildren left. My son has been a combatant. We tried to remain calm but we could not. When tank division has been bombed, we were told that there were 20 dead and 10 wounded solders. Among them was Vasik Ganjelidze- planning his wedding in few days. He used to be my student. I am a teacher. Georgia does not remember the corpse that shall not be buried- dead body of Vasiko however, could not have been buried for a long time.
There were facts of vandalism, harassment and killings in Kharateli and Tkviavi . We have fled to Kaspi where air strikes has been still continuing. On the way to Kaspi we saw the big vehicles that were full of corpse.