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Georgian court rejects former president Saakashvili’s appeal for release

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A court in Georgia on Monday rejected an appeal for former president Mikheil Saakashvili to be released from prison on health grounds.

Saakashvili, who served as Georgia’s president in 2004-13 and led the so-called Rose Revolution protests that drove the previous president out of office, left for Ukraine after the end of his second term. He was later convicted in absentia of abuse of power and sentenced to six years in prison.

He was arrested in October 2021 after returning to Georgia to try to bolster opposition forces before nationwide municipal elections.

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Georgian court rejects their ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili’s appeal for early release from prison due to health concerns. Supporters of the former president think he is suffering from metal poisoning. 

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He went on hunger strikes after his arrest and is currently in a private clinic. His supporters say he should be released for medical examination outside Georgia because of concerns that he is suffering from poisoning by heavy metals.

They cite doctors’ assessments that he appears to have developed dementia. However, other doctors and Georgian authorities claim that Saakashvili was engaged in self-harm and is disobeying doctors.

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