Opposition leader Khoshtaria 'stable' after calling off hunger strike
Khoshtaria stopped her protest last night after her demand to transfer the ex-president Saakashvili to a multifunctional clinic was met. Photo: Elene Khoshtaria's Facebook page
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The Droa opposition party leader Elene Khoshtaria, who has ended her hunger strike after 17 days, is reportedly ‘stable’ and under medical supervision. Khoshtaria stopped her protest last night after her demand to transfer the ex-president from a prison hospital to a multifunctional clinic was met.
Khoshtaria went for rehabilitation to New Hospitals clinic in Tbilisi. The clinic's intensive care specialist Aleksandre Mkhargrdzeli told the press that Khoshtaria is receiving the intravenous infusions.
The patient's condition is stable. Exams show satisfactory results... After IV infusions, she will start specialised feeding with small portions, Mkhargrdzeli said.
.@Helenkhosh leaves the Parliament after 17 days of a hunger-strike & is now being transferred to a hospital for recovery.
— Droa (@MovementDroa) November 19, 2021
Supporters outside are chanting “thank you!”@Helenkhosh ❤️ pic.twitter.com/XfhgD1qj6d
Khoshtaria announced a hunger strike in the parliament building on November 4. She aggravated her protest following Saakashvili's episode of fainting, saying that she would not take any medication before the ex-president's transfer to a civil clinic.
Saakashvili, who announced a hunger strike on the day of his arrest on October 1, was transferred from a prison clinic to Gori Military Hospital last night. His personal doctor Nikoloz Kipshidze said that the ex-president's condition is 'severe.'
The imprisoned former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili's personal doctor Nikoloz Kipshidze has said that the ex-president who was transferred from a prison clinic to a military hospital last night is in 'severe' condition.
Droa opposition party leader Elene Khoshtaria has decided to stop her 17-day hunger strike today after former president Mikheil Saakashvili was offered transfer to Gori military hospital by the Ministry of Justice. Khoshtaria, who was on hunger strike in the parliament building of Georgia, was demanding Saakashvili’s transfer to a civil clinic ‘for proper treatment.’
Droa opposition party leader Elene Khoshtaria has stated that she will not take medication to maintain strength on the 17th day of her hunger strike as former president Mikheil Saakashvili reportedly fainted in a prison hospital yesterday and he was still not brought to a civil clinic. Khoshtaria, who is on hunger strike in the parliament building of Georgia, is demanding Saakashvili’s transfer to a civil clinic ‘for proper treatment.’
The former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili who is currently on a hunger strike in prison hospital has reportedly fainted during a meeting with his lawyers. Saakashvili's lawyer Nika Gvaramia has confirmed to the media that the former president was assisted by doctors and is now 'fine.'