US urged Georgia to treat Saakashvili honestly and with dignity

The US State Department calls on Georgia to abide by international norms with regard to Saakashvili

The US calls on the former President of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili, to be treated honestly and with dignity and comply with international standards in relation to it. This was stated by the official representative of the US State Department, Ned Price, quoted by RIA Novosti.

“We call on the Georgian government to treat Saakashvili with honesty and dignity, in compliance with international norms,” ​​he stressed.

Price added that Washington is monitoring the situation and urging the Georgian authorities to immediately provide the prisoner with adequate medical care and take steps to make sure that the ex-leader's urgent physical and mental health needs are met.

Saakashvili said earlier that he was beaten after being taken from prison No. 12 in the city of Rustavi to the prison hospital in the Gldani district of Tbilisi. “One of the prison officials told me:” Bird, we caught you “and cursed you …” – said the politician in a letter.

His lawyer Nika Gvaramia said that Saakashvili was refusing treatment in the prison hospital. does not take medications and continues his hunger strike. He also called the secret transportation of the politician from prison to hospital kidnapping.

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