Justice ministry “doing everything” for “absolute protection” of ex-pres. Saakashvili’s health in detention - PM
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Sunday that the government was “protecting every prisoner's rights without any privileges”. Photo: government of Georgia press office
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The Georgian justice ministry is “doing everything” to ensure that the health of the imprisoned former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili is “absolutely protected” alongside that of other inmates, prime minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Sunday.
Garibashvili was answering a question from the press on whether authorities would allow Saakashvili to be transferred to another country for treatment if doctors confirmed he was suffering from a “life-threatening” condition after check-ups.
The PM noted the ministry would “protect every prisoner's rights without any privileges”.
On Thursday, Zurab Chkhaidze, a clinical director at Vivamedi clinic in Tbilisi - where Saakashvili has been undergoing treatment since May - dismissed claims by members of the United National Movement opposition party over the “extremely poor condition” of Saakashvili’s health as “not true”.
Facing several charges, Saakasvili has been serving a six-year prison term after he was sentenced in absentia in 2018 on two separate charges of abuse of power.
Zurab Chkhaidze, a clinical director at Vivamedi clinic in Tbilisi where the convicted former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili has been undergoing treatment since May, on Thursday dismissed claims by some opposition politicians over the “extremely poor condition” of his health as “not true”.
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Zurab Chkhaidze, the Clinical Director of the Vivamedi clinic in Tbilisi, on Tuesday rejected claims by family members and lawyers of the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili who said the latter was in “urgent need” of treatment in an intensive care unit.
Zurab Chkhaidze, a clinical director at Vivamedi clinic in Tbilisi where the convicted former President Mikheil Saakashvili is undergoing treatment, on Wednesday said the former official’s health condition was “stable and improved”.