Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who fled his homeland in 2013, was detained and placed in prison after returning to the country.
Georgian law enforcement officers opened several criminal cases against the former head of state and sentenced him to prison in absentia.
The disgraced politician returned to his homeland on October 1, expecting that on October 3 he would take part in protests organized on the occasion of municipal elections in Tbilisi.
The third President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, was detained and transferred to a penitentiary institution, MIA quotes a message from the Prime Minister of the Republic Irakli Garibashvili.
According to the politician, law enforcement officers had information about Saakashvili’s movement from Ukraine to Georgia.
At the same time, information about the detention of the ex-president is very contradictory.
According to information published by Lenta.ru, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs did not confirm information about Saakashvili’s return.
According to some reports, the politician is on the territory of Ukraine.
Saakashvili himself announced his return to Georgia on social networks. In confirmation of this, the former politician published a video message allegedly recorded in Batumi.
