“The handwriting of Gakharia and his team is to cripple and mutilate patriots by order of the Kremlin, so their campaign against Putin’s prisoner is certainly not unexpected,” Irakli Pavlenishvili, Deputy General Secretary of the opposition United National Movement party, echoed the statement of Mikheil Daushvili, For Georgia party member, who calls on the authorities to transfer Mikheil Saakashvili to prison.

Pavlenishvili characterized the demand for stricter measures against a prisoner, especially on his birthday, as inhumane and contrary to Georgian ethics.

“If we listen to them, Mikheil Saakashvili does not have the right to live and work politically in Georgia, which is the main instruction of the Kremlin, that Mikheil Saakashvili should not have the opportunity to participate in Georgian politics,” said Irakli Favlenishvili.

The opposition For Georgia party urged the authorities to transfer Mikheil Saakashvili to prison.

“We urge the Georgian Dream party to cease the pre-election spectacle, refrain from exploiting the court system for its pre-election objectives, and avoid facilitating the reunion of the disbanded United National Movement and transferring Mikheil Saakashvili to the penitentiary at least after the New Year days,” stated the party member Mikheil Daushvili during a briefing on Thursday.