21 December 2021, 13:18
Saakashvili's supporters hold protest in Tbilisi
Today, on the birthday of Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, several dozen of his supporters went out to a protest action in Tbilisi, where they demanded to release the politician and also congratulated him on his birthday, the "Rustavi-2" TV Company has reported on its website today.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in the afternoon on December 12, after visiting Mikhail Saakashvili at the Gori military hospital, doctors stated that he was in a consistently poor health condition and failed to receive the proper treatment.
Saakashvili returned to Georgia in late September and was arrested on October 1, as he had been sentenced in absentia in Georgia to imprisonment within two criminal cases. After his arrest, he held a 50-day-long hunger strike, which he stopped after achieving a transfer from prison and the prison hospital to a military one.
In order to join the action, several dozen activists came from Batumi; and Saakashvili's supporters from other Georgian regions have also expressed their desire to join the action.
Residents of the country are negatively assessing Saakashvili's custody, said Giorgi Kirtadze, a deputy chairman of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party faction at the Supreme Council of Adjara. "We hope to be heard not only in Georgia, but also abroad," Mr Kirtadze is quoted by the above TV Company.
The "Rustavi-2" has also posted a video report showing several dozen people. Some of them are shown indoors; and flags of Georgia are seen near the walls in the room.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on December 21, 2021 at 10:04 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
Author: The Caucasian Knot
