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Georgian court sentences ex-president Saakashvili to 9 more years in prison

A Georgia court sentenced Mikheil Saakashvili to nine years in prison for misspending budgetary funds, adding three years to his current term, his lawyer Dito Sadzaglishvili reported.
Prosecutors claim Saakashvili misused nine million lari during his presidency from 2004 to 2013, stating he is guilty of embezzlement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has demanded Saakashvili's transfer to Kyiv, and the European Parliament has called for his immediate release.
Saakashvili maintains his innocence, asserting that the funds in question were 'official expenses of the presidential office.

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Spiegel

Georgia: Former President Mikheil Saakashvili sentenced to further imprisonment

Once again, a court in Tbilisi has sentenced Georgian ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili. His detention now lasts until at least 2030. Meanwhile, the protests against the government continue.

5 hours ago·Germany

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Georgia sentences imprisoned former president Saakashvili to a further 9 years behind bars

A court in Georgia has convicted imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili on embezzlement charges and handed him another prison term of nine years.

8 hours ago·United States

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Sueddeutsche Zeitung

Former President Saakashvili sentenced again

9 hours ago·Munich, Germany

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Deutschlandfunk

Georgia - Ex-President Saakashvili sentenced to further imprisonment

Former Georgian President Saakashvili has been sentenced to nine more years in prison.

9 hours ago·Germany

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VOA News

Georgian ex-president Saakashvili gets nine more years in jail on fraud charge

Saakashvili, in office from 2004 to 2013, had been convicted of embezzling $3.3 million via expenses claims for what prosecutors called 'luxury' spending

11 hours ago·United States

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In Georgia, the sentence of former President Mikheil Saakashvili increased to nine years in prison

Mikheil Saakashvili, who is already serving a sentence of six years' imprisonment for "abuse of power" and "misappropriation of funds", was given a three-year penalty by the Tbilisi Municipal Court on Wednesday, March 12th. He denounces charges "raised from all pieces".

11 hours ago·Paris, France

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