Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said the country’s authorities will not allow the European Parliament to release Georgia’s former President Mihail Saakashvili from prison. IMEDI.
“The European Parliament, with its shameful decision, recognized us directly regarding Saakashvili and told us that Saakashvili is their agent and they are doing everything to get him out of jail, but that will not happen,” the President of the Council of Ministers said. .
He pointed out that Saakashvili had committed very serious crimes and was also sent to Georgia to organize a coup.
Four criminal cases were opened against Saakashvili in Georgia. According to two of them, the politician was sentenced to three and six years in absentia; faces up to five years in prison in case of illegal border crossing.
European Parliament in February accepted At the plenary meeting in Strasbourg, a decision was taken urging the Georgian authorities to release Saakashvili and allow him to receive treatment abroad.
Source: Gazeta
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