Opposition leader Khoshtaria on hunger strike faints, rejects hospitalisation
A doctor at the scene said that Koshtaria’s fainting was supposedly caused by low blood pressure. Photo: netgazeti.ge
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Leader of the Droa opposition party Elene Khoshtaria fainted earlier today in parliament, likely due to the hunger strike she announced six days ago demanding former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili’s transfer from prison to a private hospital.
Saakashvili, who was arrested in Tbilisi on October 1 after a clandestine return from eight years in political exile, considers himself a ‘political prisoner’ and claims to be on a hunger strike.
Paramedics recommended hospitalisation for Khoshtaria, which she rejected.
A doctor at the scene said that Koshtaria’s fainting was supposedly caused by low blood pressure.
Although Khoshtaria went on a hunger strike in solidarity with Saakashvili, she claims that she is ‘strongly against’ the former president returning to power.
Following a meeting with the Parliament Speaker Kakha Kuchava on November 5, Khoshtaria said that if the government did not react to her demands, she would consider ‘amplifying her protest.’
Saakashvili, who is currently a citizen of Ukraine, was convicted by a Georgian court in absentia in 2018 on two counts of abuse of power and sentenced to six years in prison.
The former president is now facing five additional charges, including illegal seizure of property, embezzlement, illegal rally dispersal, and illegal border crossing.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Kakha Kuchava visited Droa opposition party leader Elene Khoshtaria, who has been on a hunger strike in the parliament building for three days, demanding former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili’s transfer to a civil clinic rather than a prison hospital. Saakashvili, who was arrested in Tbilisi on October 1 after returning from eight years in political exile, considers himself a ‘political prisoner’ and has reportedly been on a hunger strike for 36 days.
Droa opposition party leader, Elene Khoshtaria, who has been on hunger strike for six days while demanding the transfer of former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili to a civil clinic, says that she is ‘strongly against’ Saakashvili returning to power.
Droa opposition party leader, Elene Khoshtaria, has gone on hunger strike in the parliament building of Georgia, demanding the transfer of former president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvil, to a civil clinic for treatment.
Former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, who is serving a prison term in Rustavi Prison No.12, has said that ‘only the Georgian people’ can release him from prison. Saakashvili, who was arrested in Tbilisi on October 1 after returning from eight years in political exile, considers himself a ‘political prisoner’ and has reportedly been on a hunger strike for 35 days.
Doctor of arrested ex-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, who is currently serving a prison term, says a medical council has agreed to transfer him to a civil hospital following the deterioration in his health.
Droa opposition party leader, Elene Khoshtaria, who has been on hunger strike for seven days in solidarity with former president Mikheil Saakashvili, says that she will not take medication until a doctor tells her that her life is at risk and she may die.
Leader of the Droa opposition party Elene Khoshtaria, who has been on a hunger strike in the parliament building for eight days demanding the imprisoned former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili’s transfer to a civil clinic, has said that she will only accept medical care to prevent her own death. Khoshtaria noted that she received an intravenous infusion yesterday because her health examination showed ‘dangerous’ results.