According to the former president of Georgia, he was poisoned and needs treatment. During the trial, the politician took off his shirt and showed how he lost weight during his detention.
Former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili remotely attended the court session on the postponement or release of his sentence. On Wednesday, February 1, it reported the “Georgia Online” edition.
During the interview, Saakashvili reportedly complained that his health condition was extremely serious. Politician lifted his shirt and showed how much weight he lost during his imprisonment
“I gave all my information to Georgia… Now I have given my health and all I want is for them to give me the opportunity to receive adequate treatment. I will die if necessary. My condition has deteriorated sharply.” the politician said in court.
At the same time, on February 1, a call was published on Mikheil Saakashvili’s Facebook page, in which the politician expressed his desire to Ukrainians to “bury his heart in Kiev.”
“I am tortured and poisoned. I want to appeal to you – I am proud that everyone admires the Ukrainian people, I am proud that Zelensky is president, I am grateful for his position … I absolutely trust. Our victory. But if I do not, I will live to see the victory, which is so close, my heart is Kiev It should be buried in. It belongs to Ukraine… Glory to Ukraine, death is our enemy.” Ukraine says.
Reaction of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
According to the Interfax-Ukraine agency, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted to a video with Mikheil Saakashvili at a joint press conference with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, describing the incident as “public torture of a Ukrainian citizen”.
“I am not discussing why the ex-president of Georgia was arrested, what the consequences are for Georgian politics and democracy. This is their internal problem. I am talking about the arrest of a Ukrainian citizen. “Mikheil Saakashvili, who is publicly tortured every day,” said Zelensky. And I think their aim is to kill him.”
“Saakashvili must be sent to Ukraine” – Yermak
Andriy Yermak, Head of the Presidential Office, also reacted to the video. On his Twitter account, Georgian authorities urged the politician to return to Ukraine.
“We condemn the illegal detention of Mikheil Saakashvili, a true freedom fighter and citizen of Ukraine. Also, the conditions in which he is held are appalling. Today I sent these photos to international partners. Mikheil needs treatment. Ukraine,” wrote Yermak.
Recall that on December 22, in the case of Georgian politician Mikheil Saakashvili, a court session was held where the judge did not allow him to speak Ukrainian.
Two days ago, the adviser to the OP chairman, Mikhail Podolyak, urged Georgian authorities to transfer Georgian politician Mikheil Saakashvili to Ukraine, where he can receive appropriate treatment.
Previously Focus He wrote that Mamuka Mdinaradze, head of the Georgian Dream faction, who heads the country’s parliament, said that the sending of Mikheil Saakashvili from Ukraine was a special operation to involve Georgia in the war and organize a division within the country.
We also remember that the lawyer of former Georgian president Valery Gelbakhiani said that he was poisoned after Saakashvili’s arrest on 20 November. According to the human rights activist, this is evidenced by the results of the examination.
Source: Focus
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