Kiev has denied Saakashvili’s political asylum
Now extradition policy did not interfere, said the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko. Georgia in early September, has asked Ukraine to extradite its former President.
Ukrainian migration service refused to grant the former Governor of the Odessa region Mikhail Saakashvili for political asylum, said the General Prosecutor of the country Yury Lutsenko, transfers TV channel “112 Ukraine”. According to him, the politician did not appeal this decision in court.
“So now he is a stateless person, without any special circumstances, which could avoid deportation or extradition. And the State migration service knows that for sure,” — said Lutsenko.
“Ukrainian Pravda” reported that the Prosecutor General also said that Saakashvili was forced Odessa officials “to issue a permanent residence permit 20 citizens of Georgia as valuable figures.” According to Lutsenko, they go on belonging to the Odessa administration machines, “bought with the money of the Foundation, which was funded by the customers of the Odessa customs”. Saakashvili in his Facebook reacted to these words Lutsenko, calling them “vile lie”. He also announced a press conference in the office of his political movement “movement new forces,” which promised to answer the statements of the attorney General.