Opposition protest outside Rustavi prison with demand of moving former president Saakashvili to private clinic

The rally on Saturday was organised in support of the opposition's demand of moving the former president from the prison to a private clinic on health grounds. Photo: Nino Alavidze/agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 06 Nov 2021 - 18:29, Tbilisi,Georgia

An opposition protest is ongoing outside the No 12 Penitentiary Facility in the city of Rustavi, located outside capital Tbilisi, with demands of moving the imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili from the prison to a private clinic due to health reasons.

Announced a week ago by the political opposition, led by the United National Movement party headed by Saakashvili during his presidency, the demonstration launched at 5pm local time and saw members of the UNM and several other opposition parties, as well as citizens supporting the high-profile inmate, arrive outside the facility and make the demand they have voiced with the media over the recent days.