The News in Brief
Friday, December 16, 2022
Prepared by Messenger Staff
'Saakashvili's entourage is speculating about his health' Talakvadze says
Georgian Dream deputy Archil Talakvadze said that the distribution of Mikheil Saakashvili's footage by the penitentiary service has proven that the third president does not cooperate with doctors and does not eat well.
As Talakvadze noted, Saakashvili's entourage is speculating about his health and trying to "stress society".
"There is a high public interest and the spread of information has once again confirmed what so many people suspected and questioned until now, that the patient is not cooperating with the doctors. He is also not feeding well, therefore the treatment results are being criticized, the doctors are being criticized, the penitentiary healthcare system is being discredited, in this case it is baseless.
In fact, behind all this is the interest of Saakashvili's political team to use his imprisonment and health issues to destabilize our society and bring dissonance to the process of the so-called European integration of Georgia." Archil Talakvadze said.
According to Talakvadze, the reality is that 'the state has expressed its full readiness to provide Saakashvili with full-fledged medical services', they suggested inviting any profile doctor whom his family and defense consider necessary, but they 'still have not received an answer'.
He said that these people have 'political motivation' and 'escape from justice, bypassing the law'.
US Ambassador to Georgia: Saakashvili's trial should be conducted with protection of the right to private life.
US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan responded to the release of Mikheil Saakashvili's footage by the Penitentiary Service.
According to Degnan, the ongoing trial should be conducted with respect for human rights, including the right to privacy and a fair trial.
"It is the government's obligation and responsibility to protect his rights, including the provision of medical care, the provision of psychological care and the right to attend a fair trial. This is the responsibility of the government. When there is a trial, there are court hearings, it must be conducted in accordance with basic human rights. With protection, including the protection of privacy and the right to a fair trial," said the ambassador.
'Saakashvili's entourage is speculating about his health' Talakvadze says
As Talakvadze noted, Saakashvili's entourage is speculating about his health and trying to "stress society".
"There is a high public interest and the spread of information has once again confirmed what so many people suspected and questioned until now, that the patient is not cooperating with the doctors. He is also not feeding well, therefore the treatment results are being criticized, the doctors are being criticized, the penitentiary healthcare system is being discredited, in this case it is baseless.
In fact, behind all this is the interest of Saakashvili's political team to use his imprisonment and health issues to destabilize our society and bring dissonance to the process of the so-called European integration of Georgia." Archil Talakvadze said.
According to Talakvadze, the reality is that 'the state has expressed its full readiness to provide Saakashvili with full-fledged medical services', they suggested inviting any profile doctor whom his family and defense consider necessary, but they 'still have not received an answer'.
He said that these people have 'political motivation' and 'escape from justice, bypassing the law'.
US Ambassador to Georgia: Saakashvili's trial should be conducted with protection of the right to private life.
According to Degnan, the ongoing trial should be conducted with respect for human rights, including the right to privacy and a fair trial.
"It is the government's obligation and responsibility to protect his rights, including the provision of medical care, the provision of psychological care and the right to attend a fair trial. This is the responsibility of the government. When there is a trial, there are court hearings, it must be conducted in accordance with basic human rights. With protection, including the protection of privacy and the right to a fair trial," said the ambassador.