Minister of Justice Rati Bregadze Says that EU representatives Have Not Requested Transfer of Mikheil Saakashvili
By Liza Mchedlidze
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
The Minister of Justice, Rati Bregadze, in connection with the démarche of the ambassadors of the EU states, stated that the ministry introduced information about Mikheil Saakashvili to the ambassadors of the EU and Sweden at the meeting. According to him, it is not true that the ambassadors demanded to transfer the ex-president abroad.
"As for yesterday's meeting, it was a meeting with the ambassador of the European Union, as well as with the ambassador of Sweden, who voiced démarche; In particular, it was an appeal on behalf of the member states of the European Union, which was related to concerns about Mikheil Saakashvili's health. We presented them with information about what the Georgian state is doing to protect Saakashvili's rights and his health and treatment.
...the media was talking about the fact that there was a request from the representatives of the European Union to transfer Mikheil Saakashvili to Poland. Then a slogan which said that Mikheil Saakashvili will be transferred abroad, and I pointed out in a fairly correct way that the 3 pieces of information spread in a short period of time were untrue," said Bregadze.
According to the Minister of Justice, the Ministry has nothing to hide from the public and there is no evidence of its torture and inhumane treatment.
Rati Bregadze also called on the opposition and said that they should stop politicizing the issue, and Mikheil Saakashvili should obey the doctors' recommendations.
"We have nothing to hide and on the contrary, we want the public to know the truth. During this period, a very large flood of slander has flowed, not only against the Ministry of Justice, but also against the entire state," he said.
"Together with the Ambassador of Sweden, which represents the country holding the presidency of the European Union, we handed over an official demarche to the Minister of Justice," EU Ambassador Pawel Herczynski told reporters on February 27.
According to Herczynski, the demarcation refers to the former president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili.
"We are very concerned about the reports of his deteriorating health. What is very important is that all 27 member states of the European Union agree to this demarche," the EU ambassador said.
