The longer Mikheil Saakashvili is in prison, the less he will harm both Georgia and Ukraine, said Chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, Irakli Kobakhidze during the briefing at the party’s office.

According to the GD Chair, ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili is serving his sentence and the issue of his release or extradition to Ukraine is not considered.

“Saakashvili should not be released, he should not go to Ukraine, taking into account the interests of our Ukrainian people. You remember how he aggravated the situation in Georgia, especially in 2008. He can make the already difficult situation even worse for the Ukrainian people. 

Therefore, in the first place, taking into account the interests of the Ukrainian people, of course, it is not expedient to release him. He has to serve his sentence. He must stop harming his own country, Georgia, and harming the country of his citizenship, Ukraine. The longer he is in prison, the less he will harm both Georgia and Ukraine. It is better for both countries,” Kobakhidze said.

Six criminal charges are brought against Georgian ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili who has been convicted to six years of imprisonment in two cases while four other criminal cases are still pending in the Tbilisi City Court.