The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called on Georgia to transfer Saakashvili to a civilian medical institution coordination with Kiev. This was reported on the website of the department.
The Ministry handed over a corresponding note to the Foreign Ministry of Georgia. The ministry called on Tbilisi to immediately transfer the policy to a civilian medical institution, where he could be provided with appropriate assistance.
It is noted that Saakashvili's continued stay in a penitentiary medical institution creates additional risks and tensions, “which can be avoided, guided by humanitarian considerations.” .
Earlier on Monday, Saakashvili's mother said that he was taken by helicopter from the prison in Rustavi. After that, the Special Penitentiary Service said that the ex-president was transferred to a prison hospital in the Gldani district of Tbilisi “to avoid deteriorating health and due to the increased danger.”
Mikhail Saakashvili was detained in Georgia on October 1 after that how he illegally entered the country. The politician was imprisoned under a sentence that was passed in absentia to him in the cases of the murder of banker Sandro Girgvliani several years ago. Saakashvili went on hunger strike in prison.