Hamlet Guchmazov (born July 9, 1976) is an indicted Ossetian war criminal from the partially recognized Caucasian Republic of South Ossetia.
[a][1] Guchmazov was indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes related to his actions as the head of the Tskhinvali prison.
[7] At the outbreak of war Guchmazov advocated and perused the arrest and detention of all ethnic Georgians in the Tskhinvali region, stating that it was to ensure their "safety.
"[5][8] Guchmazov was indicted alongside David Sanakoev, the South Ossetian Commissioner for Human Rights, and Mikhail Mindzaev the minister of foreign affairs.
[8] Vyacheslav Borisov, a general who had recently died at the time of the indictment, was also investigated, but his charges where dropped with his death.