Prison inmates in Tbilisi protested after Saakashvili was transferred to the hospital in the institution. Additional police forces deployed on its territory
Participants of a rally of Saakashvili supporters demanding his release on Freedom Square in Tbilisi
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In the prison complex in Tbilisi, where former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was transported to the hospital, prisoners made a fuss, Rustavi2 TV channel and Interpressnews agency reported.
According to their information, the prisoners used obscene language towards Saakashvili, and also protested by switching on and off the lights in the cells.
According to the TV channel and the agency, additional police forces have been deployed on the territory of the prison. In addition, medical equipment was delivered to the institution. Presumably, we are talking about a computer tomography machine, Interpressnews reported.
Saakashvili was taken from prison to hospital by helicopter
Saakashvili was detained in Georgia on October 1. He returned to his homeland for the first time in eight years on the eve of municipal elections. Several criminal cases have been initiated against the former president in Georgia. Immediately after the arrest, the politician went on a hunger strike, after which his health began to deteriorate. The personal doctor has repeatedly called for Saakashvili to be sent to the hospital, and the lawyer said that the politician had blackouts in his memory.
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