Salome Zurabishvili does not think that the fifth president of Georgia is a political prisoner.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili confirmed that she would not pardon former Georgian head of state Mikheil Saakashvili.
Zurabishvili said this during a briefing, Echo Kavkaza informs. p>
“Since this issue is being raised again, I must say that my position on pardoning Mikheil Saakashvili is clear and unchanging: never and never,” the president said.
According to her, Saakashvili does not meet the criteria of a political prisoner or victim of injustice .
“He is a convict who voluntarily and illegally entered Georgia, and the purpose of his visit was to destabilize,” the head of state said.
However, Zurabishvili believes that Saakashvili should be considered a “special prisoner” because of the great public and political interest in his personality.
health was not used for the purpose of political speculation or destabilization. This requires maximum transparency and timely response to any signs of deterioration in his condition. That's all, I will not return to this issue anymore, “concluded Salome Zurabishvili.
Recall that on October 1, Mikheil Saakashvili was detained in Georgia and was placed in a penitentiary institution. He declared that he considered himself a political prisoner and went on a hunger strike.
As reported:
- In Georgia stated that Saakashvili returned to carry out a coup d'etat
- Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said that would not pardon Saakashvili
- Saakashvili before arrest published a video message in which he called on supporters to be active in the elections
- “I knew that I would be arrested”: Saakashvili, detained in Georgia, wrote a letter from prison
- “He is grateful to his ex-wife”: a deputy from the “Servant of the People” commented on her relationship with Saakashvili
- Saakashvili of discord: what is the degree of tension in post-election Georgia and what will be the relations with Ukraine
- “It hurts me to look at him”: beloved Saakashvili said that he lost more than 20 kg
