Amnesty International: Saakashvili allegedly threatened, denied dignity while transfer to prison hospital

Amnesty International says that former Georgian President, Mikheil Saakashvil’s rights, were allegedly violated during his transfer to a prison hospital on Monday, on his 39th day of hunger strike. 

“Georgian ex-President Saakashvili(5th week of hunger strike) violently transferred to prison hospital; allegedly threatened; denied dignity, privacy and adequate healthcare. Not just selective justice but apparent political revenge,” Amnesty International has tweeted. 

Saakashvili is a citizen of Ukraine who currently chairs the Executive Committee of the Ukrainian National Reforms Council. 

He says he returned to Georgia after eight years in political exile to ‘save the country’ from the ‘pro-Russian rule’ of the Georgian Dream government.

Saakashvili was convicted by Georgian court in absentia in 2018 on two counts of abuse of power and was sentenced to six years in prison.

He is now facing five additional charges, including illegal seizure of property, embezzlement, illegal rally dispersal, and illegal border crossing.