Former President of Georgia Mikheil SaakashviliTBILISI, Feb 10 Lawyer of imprisoned former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili Nika Gvaramia said that the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine recognized the politician as a victim in the case of the use of force against him in a Georgian prison. Earlier, lawyers reported that Saakashvili was a victim of torture and inhuman treatment in Gldani prison.
Saakashvili sang the anthem of Ukraine at the trial in Tbilisi»According to the latest information from Ukraine, everyone knows that a case was initiated against Saakashvili for excess of force against him and possible torture. Today Mikheil Saakashvili has been recognized as a victim», — Gvaramia told reporters. According to him, now it remains to identify the offenders in this case. Gvaramia claims that not only representatives of law enforcement agencies, but also high-ranking officials of the Georgian government can be violators. Saakashvili was detained in Georgia on October 1, at the same time he went on a hunger strike. Earlier in Georgia, he was convicted in absentia in the cases of the murder of banker Sandro Girgvliani and the beating of deputy Valery Gelashvili. In the first case, Saakashvili was sentenced to three years in prison, in the second — to six. In addition, he is a defendant in cases of dispersing an opposition rally on November 7, 2007, a pogrom at the Imedi television company and embezzlement of funds from the state budget — they are still being considered by the courts. The Georgian authorities refuse to release Saakashvili. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said that the ex-president will remain in prison for a long time, he will serve the entire term.
