The case of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will be a test for the country’s judicial system. This was stated by the American Ambassador to Tbilisi Kelly Degnan, reports “Sputnik Georgia”.
“The Saakashvili case will be a test of the Georgian judicial system, we will see if this case will be conducted impartially, we hope so,” Degnan said.
The US State Department reacted to the detention of Saakashvili
Saakashvili was detained on October 1, the very day he announced his return to Georgia. He explained that he decided to return to the country ahead of the municipal elections. Now the politician is in the prison of the city of Rustavi and has gone on a hunger strike.
The incumbent President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, said that she would not pardon Saakashvili if he asks about it. According to her, he arrived in Georgia to destabilize the situation in the country.
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