Putin Enemy, Georgia's Imprisoned Ex-leader Appears in Court Via Video Conference, Requesting Urgent Medical Treatment.
● Georgia's former president Saakashvili appears in court via video meeting to call for urgent medical treatment, claiming his weight has lost immensely while imprisoned. ● He was sent to jail in 2021 for six years allegations of misusing his power while president. ● By the medical records, his weight has fallen from 115 kg to 68 kg. ● Saakashvili is considered to be a personal enemy of Russia's President, Vladimir Putin. ● Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President called for Mikheil Saakashvili's release.
Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia is seen on a video screen during a court hearing to seek a petition from Saakashvili's legal team to release him or defer his six-year sentence for misusing his power over health concerns. (REUTERS)
Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia's ex-president is attended on the court via a video conference on Wednesday 01 February, 2023 to show the court how much weight has been lost during imprisoned and to request the court for urgent medical treatment.
In 2021, when Saakashvili was 55, and the president of small ex-Soviet state, he was imprisoned for 6 years on accused of misconducting his power, though he claimed it was politically motivated.
His health condition has got worse in jail, where he repeatedly did hunger strikes and complained of been poisoned. Being held in a clinic in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, he has been treating.
He lifted off his T-shirt in a court hearing to show the judge how much weight he had lost in the jail to be allowed to get urgent medical treatment.
According to medical records, his weight has come down from 115 kg to 68 kg due to imprisoned.
