PM: Polish doctors' actions discredit process, government committed to transparency
Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili, expressed his disappointment over the recent incident involving Polish doctors and reiterated the government’s commitment to transparency.
He stated that the government has been open to allowing Saakashvili’s family to bring doctors from any clinic.
“There was a lot of speculation on this issue and finally, the Polish embassy got involved in the process and along with Saakashvili’s family brought doctors,” he added.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the situation had been highly politicized, particularly in the context of the Polish election campaign where the issue of Saakashvili’s imprisonment is being actively discussed.
“In this election campaign, it seems that the issue of Saakashvili’s imprisonment is being actively discussed, and therefore, it is a purely political, internal political issue for them. I know this from our Polish friends.
We work transparently in all directions. It’s just shameful and disturbing what happened. They discredited this process. We were obliged to share the footage. They hid the samples they took officially after our approval. It indicates other intentions behind their actions,” he said.
Garibashvili underlined that extensive analyses and additional research conducted in Germany confirmed no poisoning. He called for an end to falsehood dissemination and manipulation of public opinion.
“We will not allow further confusion or manipulation of public opinion,” Garibashvili concluded, emphasizing the government’s commitment to transparency.
The Special Penitentiary Service on Friday released a statement and video footage showing a Polish doctor “trying to sneak out the paper-wrapped sample taken from the jailed ex-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili in his shoes.”