South Ossetian ex-minister for economic development pardoned

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov pardoned Teymuraz Jeparov, ex-Minister for Economic Development of Dmitry Sanakoyev's government in 2006-2008, Tibilov's press service reports.

Jeparov was detained in April 2010 for attempting to cross the South Ossetian border. He was sentenced to 13 years of jail in November 2010 for violent seizure of power.