In Georgia, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Georgy Volsky contended that former President Mikheil Saakashvili and his associates allocated millions to inflame attention around his alleged poisoning, a claim reported by the media outlet Imed. The assertion highlighted how the topic was cultivated across prominent news outlets, with Volsky describing the expenditure as mostly wasted on public relations rather than substantiated facts.
Volsky emphasized that Saakashvili and his circle refused to undergo a parallel, independent health assessment to verify the former president’s condition. Meanwhile, Malkhaz Urkhmelidze, who heads the medical department of the Georgian Special Prison Service, explained that medical tests conducted the day prior at the Limbach laboratory in Germany reaffirmed that Saakashvili was not poisoned. This sequence of tests, he noted, provided additional reassurance about Saakashvili’s health status and discredited the poisoning narrative. This account was reported by Imed as corroboration of the laboratory findings.
Aluda Gudushauri, a former member of the ruling party Georgians Dream — Democratic Georgia, urged Saakashvili to cease self-harming behaviors and focus on his health. His public remarks contributed to a broader debate about the former president’s wellbeing and the political motivations that surrounded the poisoning discourse.
Statements from Saakashvili’s supporters and detractors alike have framed the issue as part of a political struggle rather than a straightforward medical outcome. David Saakashvili, Mikheil’s brother and a former political figure, conveyed concerns about his brother’s fragile condition, signaling that Saakashvili faced critical health risks that could evolve rapidly. The tension between political factions and health disclosures has kept the topic in public focus, with ongoing media scrutiny and competing narratives regarding the reliability of health reports and the motives behind them. The German laboratory results and the absence of poisoning findings have become central points in the dialogue, shaping the way both domestic and international audiences interpret Saakashvili’s situation and the surrounding political dynamics.