Mikheil Saakashvili, the former Georgian president and ex-governor of Ukraine’s Odesa region was brought to the courtroom.

The court session into Saakashvili’s case is to be held at 14:00 Tbilisi time.

The journalists were asked to leave the courtroom. The media representatives remain in the court building.

Kyiv’s Pechera district court will discuss imposition of preventive measures against Mikheil Saakashvili today.

According to the press secretary of the Ukrainian General Prosecutor, the Prosecutor’s Office will ask for Saakashvili a preventive measure in the form of house arrest with the wearing of an electronic bracelet.

According to lawyer, the defense side will request Saakashvili’s released from the courtroom. The lawyer does not rule out that the parliamentarians will stand surety for him.

According to Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office  Mikheil Saakashvili is suspected of committing the crime which is envisaged in the first part of the 15th article of Ukraine’s Criminal Code (criminal attempt), second part of the 28th article (criminal offense committed by a group of persons upon prior conspiracy) and second part of the 256th article (assistance to members of criminal organizations and covering up of their criminal activity). Saakashvili rejects the accusations.

Mikheil Saakashvili  was arrested on December 8 in Kyiv.