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Saakashvili Leaving Georgian Politics, His Party - Lawyer
Saakashvili Leaving Georgian Politics, His Party - Lawyer
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TBILISI (Sputnik) - Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is withdrawing from politics and planning to leave his United National Movement party, his... 30.07.2022, Sputnik International
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"He is leaving Georgian politics altogether, [and] not only the United National Movement, now it is the matter of life and death, not of politics," Gelbakhiani told reporters.According to the lawyer, Saakashvili is not interested in politics anymore and his main task right now is to take care of his health and save himself from "a possible danger, death."Saakashvili was the president of Georgia for two consecutive terms from 2004 to 2013 and was barred from seeking a third term under the Georgian constitution. Shortly after the end of his term, Saakashvili left the country. He actively supported Ukraine's Euromaidan in 2014 and 2015 and was appointed the governor of Ukraine's Odesa region after receiving Ukrainian citizenship.Saakashvili was put in jail on October 1 last year, shortly after returning to Georgia, where he was wanted on several charges, including abuse of power, stealing public money, and ordering a crackdown on a peaceful rally. He is serving a six-year sentence.
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Saakashvili Leaving Georgian Politics, His Party - Lawyer
20:36 GMT 30.07.2022 (Updated: 18:55 GMT 19.10.2022) TBILISI (Sputnik) - Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is withdrawing from politics and planning to leave his United National Movement party, his lawyer Valery Gelbakhiani said on Saturday.
"He is leaving Georgian politics altogether, [and] not only the United National Movement, now it is the matter of life and death, not of politics," Gelbakhiani told reporters.
According to the lawyer, Saakashvili is not interested in politics anymore and his main task right now is to take care of his health and save himself from "a possible danger, death."
Saakashvili was the president of Georgia for two consecutive terms from 2004 to 2013 and was barred from seeking a third term under the Georgian constitution. Shortly after the end of his term, Saakashvili left the country. He actively supported Ukraine's Euromaidan in 2014 and 2015 and was appointed the governor of Ukraine's Odesa region after receiving Ukrainian citizenship.
19 November 2021, 22:35 GMT
Saakashvili was put in jail on October 1 last year, shortly after returning to Georgia, where he was wanted on several charges, including abuse of power, stealing public money, and ordering a crackdown on a peaceful rally. He is serving a six-year sentence.
