Ex-president Saakashvili releases voice message on Facebook

Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili posted a voice message on his Facebook page shortly before his arrest.

Saakashvili says he might be arrested but urging people “to fight to the end.”

“We will all gather tomorrow, a bulk of people will take to the streets and win the elections,” Saakashvili stated.

Earlier today, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said Mikheil Saakashvili has been detained and transferred to a prison.

Mikheil Saakashvili has been arrested and transferred to a penitentiary facility. https://t.co/y2QXQ51JLW

— MIA of Georgia (@MIAofGeorgia) October 1, 2021