Earlier, the US State Department called on the Georgian authorities to allow Saakashvili to attend & nbsp; all court hearings on & nbsp; his case and & nbsp; treat the former president & nbsp; ; fair and & nbsp; with & nbsp; respect for dignity. ' notes that & nbsp; Saakashvili handed over “ hastily written from & nbsp; hands '' answers to & nbsp; questions through & nbsp; your lawyers on & nbsp; Wednesday. Among other things, he & nbsp; wrote that & nbsp; in & nbsp; he was beaten, and & nbsp; dragged along & nbsp; asphalt under “ ridicule '' other prisoners. Saakashvili also drew attention to & nbsp; the fact that & nbsp; the Georgian authorities refused to transfer him to a & nbsp; civil hospital, hand over the phone or give the opportunity to be present at the & nbsp; court.
The Ministry of Justice of Georgia told the agency that & nbsp; not & nbsp; could comment on the statements of the ex -president.
Saakashvili was detained in & nbsp; Georgia on October 1 & nbsp;, then & nbsp; and & nbsp; he went on a hunger strike. Earlier in & nbsp; Georgia, he was convicted in absentia in & nbsp; cases of & nbsp; the murder of banker Sandro Girgvliani and & nbsp; & nbsp; of & nbsp; beating deputy Valery Gelashvili. In the & nbsp; first case, Saakashvili was sentenced to & nbsp; three years in prison, in the & nbsp; second & nbsp; & mdash; to & nbsp; six. In addition, he & nbsp; is a defendant in the cases of & nbsp; dispersal of the opposition rally on November 7 & nbsp; November 7, 2007, & nbsp; pogrom of Imedi TV company; and & nbsp; about & nbsp; waste of funds from the & nbsp; state budget & nbsp; & mdash; they are & nbsp; while the courts are considering.
The Georgian authorities refuse to release Saakashvili. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said that & nbsp; the ex-president will remain in & nbsp; prison for a long time, he & nbsp; will serve his entire term.