US EditionGeorgia ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili's prison terms now total over 12 years after latest verdict
- A court in Georgia sentenced former President Mikheil Saakashvili to four-and-a-half years for illegally crossing the border in 2021, according to his lawyer.
- Saakashvili's total prison time now exceeds 12 years due to concurrent sentences for embezzlement and abuse of power.
- Saakashvili has denied wrongdoing and termed the verdict 'illegal' and 'unjust.'
- His lawyer, Beka Basilaia, stated that this verdict shows that Saakashvili is a political prisoner.
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Former Georgia President Saakashvili’s Prison Sentence Extended
A court in Georgia handed another prison sentence to former President Mikheil Saakashvili on Monday, extending his stint behind bars to 12-and-a-half years. Saakashvili, who served as the nation’s president from 2004–2013, had previously been sentenced on charges of abuse of power and embezzlement. Saakashvili and his defense have rejected the charges and sentences, handed down at Tbilisi City Court, as politically motivated and illegal. On Mond…
Georgia ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili handed second prison sentence
Saakashvili was found guilty of illegal border crossing and given a second prison sentence of four and a half years on Monday, in addition to his existing sentence on charges of abuse of power and embezzlement.
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