Jailed Mikheil Saakashvili in good spirits, MP Sanikidze says
Jailed Mikheil Saakashvili in good spirits, MP Sanikidze says

Opposition MP Gubaz Sanikidze today visited former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili at the 12th Rustavi Prison, saying he is “in good spirits” with no intention to halt a hunger strike.

Sanikidze voiced Saakashvili’s urge for citizens to go to the polls and vote for the coalition candidates.

Law enforcers arrested Mikheil Saakashvili in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on October 1. He kicked off a hunger striker day after detention.

The ex-president is charged with several criminal offences. In 2018, he was sentenced to six years in prison in absentia for abuse of power.

The runoffs are scheduled for October 30.