On October 1, it became known about the detention of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili after his return to his homeland. Today Mikhail Nikolaevich went on a hunger strike.
At the moment, details of the detention of a politician sentenced in absentia to prison in Georgia have become known.
Detention. How did it go
The media, citing statements by human rights defender Nino Lomjaria, report that no force was used against the ex-president during the arrest, and Saakashvili himself did not resist.
It also became known that the door to the apartment was opened by the politician himself when law enforcement officers arrived at the place where the wanted man was supposed to be.
What’s happening
Soon after his arrest and placement in a penitentiary, Saakashvili went on a hunger strike.
There are also reports that the detainee is demanding a meeting with the Ukrainian consul.
According to some sources, the ex-president of the republic announced his return to Georgia independently on social networks.
According to the Lenta.ru publication, citing Saakashvili’s associates, the politician was ready to be arrested, but came to Tbilisi to “enter the fight.”
What they say
Vladimir Zelensky expressed concern about the detention of the politician, who is also a Ukrainian politician.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said that the detainee should not count on a pardon.
Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov noted that where Saakashvili appears, “there is always a circus there.”
But in Washington they know about the situation, do not comment and follow events.
