Parliament official: Polish Sejm’s resolution on ex-Pres Saakashvili attempt to “force an open door”
Sarjveladze’s comment followed the passing of the resolution by the Sejm on Friday urging the world community to save Saakashvili’s life and health. Photo via Parliament press office
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Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Committee on Human Rights, on Saturday said a resolution adopted by the Polish Sejm on Georgia’s imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili was an attempt to “force an open door”.
Sarjveladze’s comment followed the passing of the resolution by the Sejm on Friday urging the world community to save Saakashvili’s life and health. It was incomprehensible for the Committee Chair on what grounds the Polish Parliament had adopted such a resolution, adding the Georgian Government did not need any appeals regarding the protection of the rights of a prisoner in Georgia.
“The fact that Saakashvili does not cooperate with doctors and as a result, his health condition is complicated, it does not mean that any of his [Saakashvili’s] rights are violated”, Sarjveladze noted, stressing there should not be made such “hasty” assessments on the issue without “collecting more information”.
Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday said a recording released on Wednesday by Rustavi 2 channel and allegedly featuring Giuli Alasania, the mother of the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili, was a “continuation of the intra-party feud” at the United National Movement opposition party.
Iago Khvichia, an MP for the Girchi opposition party, on Monday said the imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili’s call for Bill Browder, the author of the Magnitsky List that named Russian officials responsible for the 2009 death of tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in detention for subsequent Western sanctions, to compile a similar list for his alleged mistreatment in detention was “not credible” and rejected claims of Saakashvili’s torture by Georgian authorities.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Saturday told the media it was “disappointing” that the currently imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili’s “domestic and foreign allies” tried to obstruct the execution of justice and evade his punishment.
Citizens opposition party MP Aleko Elisashvili on Monday criticised the appeal of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy for Georgian authorities to enable the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili's transfer abroad for medical treatment as "inappropriate".
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday called the United States Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan’s statement on former President Mikheil Saakashvili’s clandestine return to Georgia - “unfortunate”. The rule of law is a “supreme principle” and it should be effective in the USA as well as in Georgia, he said.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday said the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili had "confirmed he is an ordinary agent" of a foreign state.