TBLISI: Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili appeared on television for the first time in months on Monday (Jul 3), looking frail and emaciated, fuelling concerns over the detained politician's treatment. The 55-year-old - who before jail was a large man - was almost unrecognisable and looked like
TBLISI: Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili appeared on television for the first time in months on Monday , looking frail and emaciated, fuelling concerns over the detained politician's treatment.
Leader of the Caucasus country from 2004 to 2013, Saakashvili was jailed after returning from exile on abuse of power charges that rights groups denounce as politically motivated. "A totally innocent man is being kept in custody," he said in coverage carried live on several independent TV channels."I did not commit any crime."
Zelenskyy wants Saakashvili - whom he made a Ukrainian citizen in 2019 - to be transferred to a clinic in Ukraine or the West.It was not immediately clear if the ambassador was being formally expelled."Tomorrow morning, the Georgian ambassador will be at the Foreign Ministry, we will have a tough conversation with him, he will go to Georgia," Kuleba said on social media.
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