"Mikheil Saakashvili cannot move around without aid... at any moment he is in mortal danger" - Statement by Nika Gvaramia

"Mikheil Saakashvili cannot move around without aid... at any moment he is in mortal danger" - According to Nika Gvaramia, the lawyer of Georgia's third president, Mikheil Saakashvili's state of health is critical. He said this after leaving the Rustavi prison, where he visited Mikheil Saakashvili.

His condition is even worse than what I saw last time. I actually doubt he will come to the trial. Moreover, I don't know how many meetings with him will take place in his room.

In practice, it turns out that he will be left without the right to a defense. Because the lawyers, if we can't see him in the meeting room, the fact is that the only solution, in this situation, is to see  him in his cell, which we know they won't allow .

Mikheil Saakashvili is essentially no longer able to move around without assistance. From what we have seen and observed, his joints are swollen, and practically, there's an impression that his ankle is dislocated. I am not an expert and the joints may have already begun to degrade, the doctors say, as I know the x-rays have already been taken.

His weight is at an all-time low, less than it was during the hunger strike, and as you know, during the hunger strike the doctors have already explained that because of the starvation, fat was burned, but now, muscle tissue is being consumed, and this is a disaster. His hemoglobin level is also at an all time low, it's below the double digit mark and his protein levels are at historically low," says Nika Gvaramia.