Currently Mikho is in the prison hospital in Gori.
Ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili today, December 23, due to deteriorating health, will not participate in the trial against him.
This was announced by the lawyer Mikho Dimitri Sadzaglishvili, writes “Interfax -Ukraine. ” … “He is in a very weak condition. He has lost weight very much. There are many serious symptoms that bother me. But his spirit is fighting. I am, in fact, amazed by this,” she said.
At the same time time, the court calls his lawyer political persecution. “This case is a continuation of the political persecution of Mikheil Saakashvili. The prosecutor's office has not presented any specific charges,” Sadzaglishvili said.
At the same time, prosecutor Lasha Tskhvitaria said that there are more than enough charges against Saakashvili.
As a reminder, Mikheil Saakashvili was detained on October 1, 2021 by Georgian law enforcement officers. Prior to this, the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili warned the ex-president that on his return he would go to jail. Indeed, in 2018, the Tbilisi City Court sentenced him in absentia to three years in prison for abuse of office as head of state.
After Miho returned to Georgia, another case was opened against him – on illegal border crossing. After the arrest, the ex-president started a hunger strike and declared himself a political prisoner. He hasn't eaten for 50 days . He was hospitalized in a military hospital due to serious health conditions.
