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Georgia Moves Ex-Leader Saakashvili Back To Prison From Clinic
Georgian prosecutors charge ex-PM Giorgi Gakharia with abuse of power and causing injuries, linked to 2019 events; penalties may reach 13 years in prison amid political tensions.
- On Wednesday, Georgian prosecutors charged Giorgi Gakharia, an exiled opposition leader and former prime minister, with offences including exceeding authority and causing injury during his tenure.
- In June and September 2019, prosecutors say Gakharia, serving as interior minister, oversaw a violent crackdown on protesters and an illegal checkpoint near South Ossetia, de facto Russian-backed breakaway territory.
- Last week, prosecutors expanded charges against opposition leaders, saying they plotted to topple the government, while Georgian Dream said last month it would ask the country's top court to ban the three largest opposition parties.
- With a maximum 13 years sentence, the case carries jail terms and a For Georgia spokesperson said it shows Bidzina Ivanishvili's `personal political vendetta` against Gakharia.
- Gakharia, now living in Germany, remains politically significant because his For Georgia party won seats in last year's election amid critics accusing Georgian Dream of suppressing dissent.
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The former President of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili, was returned to Rustawi prison. The Georgian Prison Service stated that the politician continued to serve his sentence "in general order." He had been in hospital since May 2022.
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Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been transferred to Rustavi Prison after spending almost three years in a private clinic in Tbilisi, where he was transferred in 2022 due to deteriorating health. This was announced by the prison administration, whose statement was quoted by Georgian and foreign media.
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C 35%
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