Bregadze - The court decides on deferral of sentence or the exemption from sentence

"Decision about the deferment of the sentence is made on the basis of the court, medical reports and examination," - this statement was made by Justice Minister Rati Bregadze on air of Imedi TV channel.

According to the Minister, the Penitentiary Service is not authorized to make such a decision for the third President.

"The sentence can be deferred if the state of health does not correspond to the serving of their verdict. It is also possible to be released from the sentence and the principal difference between the two is that when the sentence is deferred, so to speak, there is low probability to be cured, but in the case of exemption, there is no probability of a cure is practically non-existent. However, the decision is made by the court based on the conclusion of the relevant expertise," said Rati Bregadze.

The doctors say that Mikheil Saakashvili understands that if he does not start taking the protein the result will be fatal, but he is unable to do so. Board members explained that Mikheil Saakashvili wants to eat, but is physically unable to do so.