Ex-Pres. Saakashvili will be transferred back to prison in case of doctors’ “appropriate decision” - Justice Minister
In his comments to the media, Bregadze noted he was “glad” that Saakashvili’s “health condition has improved”. Photo via Justice Ministry
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Georgian Justice Minister Rati Bregadze on Tuesday said the imprisoned former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili would be transferred back to a penitentiary facility in case of an “appropriate decision” by the doctors involved in his treatment.
In his comments to the media, Bregadze noted he was “glad” that Saakashvili’s “health condition has improved”.
Georgia makes every effort to ensure the “full protection” of Saakashvili’s health rights, Bregadze emphasised, stressing both the Georgian courts and the European Court of Human Rights had confirmed it.
Last month, health professionals invited by the Georgian Public Defender’s Office observed “some positive dynamics” in the health condition of the former President.
Saakashvili, who was arrested in Tbilisi in October 2021 on his clandestine return from Ukraine after eight years in exile, has been receiving treatment at the Tbilisi-based Vivamedi clinic since May 2022.
Despite his claims of alleged ill-treatment while in custody and an “urgent need” for foreign treatment, the European Court of Human Rights in May rejected his motion to transfer abroad on health grounds. The Court also rejected his transfer to another clinic inside the country.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, on Friday, said the European Court of Human Rights ruling, rejecting the imprisoned former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s request to be transferred to Poland for treatment, confirmed that the Government’s action towards him “was appropriate and in accordance with the highest human rights standards”.
Health professionals invited by the Georgian Public Defender’s Office have observed “some positive dynamics” in the condition of Mikheil Saakashvili, the imprisoned former President of Georgia, pointing out his improved sleep among the trends.
Georgian Justice Minister Rati Bregadze on Tuesday called on imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili and “people who are sincerely concerned with his recovery” to follow doctors’ recommendations, instead of “manipulating” his health.
The imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili “decided to stop speculations and simulations with his health and admit he is feeling good” after the European Court of Human Rights in May rejected his request for seeing the Georgian Government be ordered to facilitate his transfer abroad on health grounds, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Wednesday.