Ukrainian public advocate Denisova to see Saakashvili in prison today

Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Lyudmyla Denisova, has plans to visit former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili in Gldani Prison No.18 hospital today to see the conditions there and speak with ex-president who currently holds the Ukrainian citizenship and chairs the Executive Committee of the Ukrainian National Reforms Council. 

Denisova is planning to speak for the media after she leaves the prison. 

It will be Denisova’s second visit with Saakashvili in prison after the latter was arrested in Tbilisi on October 1. 

Saakashvili has been on hunger strike since then and is demanding a transfer to a civil hospital. 

However, the government says that all conditions are ensured for him in the prison hospital and that the former president and his United National Movement party have plans to cause unrest if he is brought to a private clinic.

Saakashvili says he was taken to the prison hospital last week against his will.

The third president was convicted in Georgia back in 2018 for abuse of power in absentia and was sentenced to six years in prison.  

Saakashvili also faces five charges related to embezzlement, illegal takeover of property and others.

The third president says he returned to Georgia after eight years in political exile to remove the Georgian Dream from power.