Mikheil Saakashvili thanks MEPs for mentioning him in resolutions

22:27, 13.02.2025

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili responded to the resolution adopted by the European Parliament today, thanking MEPs for mentioning him in resolutions, “unlike Georgian critical media.”

The EP’s recent resolution includes an amendment concerning Mikheil Saakashvili. A paragraph was added calling on the Georgian Dream government to ensure unhindered access for MEPs to Saakashvili.

Article 27 of the resolution was amended to state: “Strongly reiterates its urgent demand for the immediate release of former President Mikheil Saakashvili on humanitarian grounds, specifically for the purpose of seeking medical treatment abroad; emphasises that the self-appointed authorities bear full and undeniable responsibility for the life, health, safety and well-being of former President Mikheil Saakashvili and must be held fully accountable for any harm that befalls him; calls, furthermore, on the Georgian Dream authorities to ensure that Members of the European Parliament are granted unhindered access to Mikheil Saakashvili.”

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