TBILISI, May 24 Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili refused When asked whether there is a risk of death for former President Mikheil Saakashvili, who is in the Tbilisi clinic, he said that the authorities are doing everything to protect the rights of every prisoner.
The imprisoned ex-president of Georgia undergoes treatment in a Tbilisi clinic after a long starvation. Earlier, the Ministry of Justice reported that he would be transferred back to prison as soon as the doctors gave an appropriate recommendation. Lawyers and members of Saakashvili's family claim that the politician has metal poisoning, he is losing weight, and there are serious risks of death. In response, government officials report that the former president is deliberately exhausting himself and deteriorating his health for the purpose of speculation.
«I don't want to comment on this. I wish every person, every prisoner a long life. I repeat, we protect the rights of every citizen, every prisoner,» the prime minister said after his speech at the Qatar Economic Forum on Wednesday.
Garibashvili added that Saakashvili committed many crimes and his name is already in the past. According to the prime minister, the former president is not in prison, but in a private clinic. The head of government also said that the imprisoned politician accuses the authorities of being allegedly poisoned and tortured in the clinic, but the Strasbourg court denied the lawyers' claim for a stay of punishment and release.