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Friday, February 3, 2023
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MFA of Ukraine Demands Mikheil Saakashvili's Transfer to Ukraine
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine released a statement regarding Mikheil Saakashvili and demanded Georgian authorities hand the former president of Georgia to Ukraine.
According to the statement of the agency, according to the Russian and Soviet traditions, the Georgian authorities resort to psychological and physical violence against Saakashvili, denying the need for emergency medical assistance and intentionally endangering his life.
"The gross violation of human rights against the citizen of Ukraine contradicts the declared course of Tbilisi joining the European Union and indicates the collapse of democracy in Georgia.
We call on the Georgian authorities to immediately stop mocking Mikheil Saakashvili and hand him over to Ukraine.
Don't play with human life for political payback.
We also appeal to foreign authorities and international organizations to publicly protect the citizen of Ukraine, the former president of Georgia, whose life was in danger due to political repressions by the Georgian authorities," the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reads.
Kakha Kaladze says Mikheil Saakashvili is deliberately harming himself, calls his situation PR campaign
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze told reporters that Mikheil Saakashvili is deliberately in self-harm mode and the purpose of this is to somehow release him from prison with his own 'PR campaign' and the involvement of foreigners.
He added that the former president's release from prison is 'impossible' and asked to not 'lie' to Saakashvili and help him 'to eat normally'.
As Kaladze explained, the government of Georgia and the relevant agencies do everything to ensure the safety of the health of any prisoner.
"The government has been doing this since 2012. I won't emphasize what happened before 2012, the public knows everything. We have the fact that the person {Mikheil Saakashvili} has been deliberately self-harming all this time. The purpose of this is that with his own PR campaign, with the involvement of foreigners, it is somehow possible to release him from prison. This is impossible. A person has a specific crime, he has been sentenced for specific cases. Do not lie to the prisoner, on the contrary, help him to get out of the mode of self-harm, to eat normally," Kaladze pointed out.
MFA of Ukraine Demands Mikheil Saakashvili's Transfer to Ukraine
According to the statement of the agency, according to the Russian and Soviet traditions, the Georgian authorities resort to psychological and physical violence against Saakashvili, denying the need for emergency medical assistance and intentionally endangering his life.
"The gross violation of human rights against the citizen of Ukraine contradicts the declared course of Tbilisi joining the European Union and indicates the collapse of democracy in Georgia.
We call on the Georgian authorities to immediately stop mocking Mikheil Saakashvili and hand him over to Ukraine.
Don't play with human life for political payback.
We also appeal to foreign authorities and international organizations to publicly protect the citizen of Ukraine, the former president of Georgia, whose life was in danger due to political repressions by the Georgian authorities," the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reads.
Kakha Kaladze says Mikheil Saakashvili is deliberately harming himself, calls his situation PR campaign
He added that the former president's release from prison is 'impossible' and asked to not 'lie' to Saakashvili and help him 'to eat normally'.
As Kaladze explained, the government of Georgia and the relevant agencies do everything to ensure the safety of the health of any prisoner.
"The government has been doing this since 2012. I won't emphasize what happened before 2012, the public knows everything. We have the fact that the person {Mikheil Saakashvili} has been deliberately self-harming all this time. The purpose of this is that with his own PR campaign, with the involvement of foreigners, it is somehow possible to release him from prison. This is impossible. A person has a specific crime, he has been sentenced for specific cases. Do not lie to the prisoner, on the contrary, help him to get out of the mode of self-harm, to eat normally," Kaladze pointed out.