Alan Parastaev (Georgian: ალან ფარასტაევი; born 5 July 1951; death 16 March 2023)[1] is an ethnic Ossetian jurist and politician who had served in the government of South Ossetia from 1992 to 2005.
[2] His family tried to apply to the European Court of Human Rights and reported that Parastaev had been mistreated in prison and beaten "almost to death".
[4] Parastaev escaped to Georgian-controlled territory after prison authorities set inmates free at the start of the August 2008 war.
[2] In a February 2009 interview with the Georgian Imedi TV, Parastaev said that Kokoity had organized a series of terrorist attacks and ordered murders for which he blamed Georgia.
[5] Since 2009, Parastaev has been serving as Deputy Minister in the newly created Ministry for Penitentiary, Probation and Legal Assistance Issues of Georgia.