Another protest action took place in Tbilisi. Representatives and supporters of the opposition United National Movement party gathered outside the Government Chancellery demanding the release of ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili.
Recall that on October 1, 2021, Mikhail Saakashvili arrived from Ukraine (of which he is a citizen) to Georgia. He was arrested in one of Tbilisi's apartments on the basis of sentencing in absentia in two criminal cases. After that, the politician went on a hunger strike, which lasted 50 days. Under Georgian law, the ex-president must spend six years in prison. Calls to release him were made by the leadership of Ukraine, Europe and the United States, as well as numerous human rights organizations.
