" It is a lie that he cannot move on its own... We are acting in the interests of Mikheil Saakashvili"

"It's a lie that he can't move around on his own... We are acting in Mikheil Saakashvili's interests," Minister of Justice Rati Bregadze says and does not admit that Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia's third president, is in extremely serious health condition.

Mikheil Saakashvili is under round-the-clock medical supervision and is being treated, as we have said before and as we are saying now, with all kinds of medical procedures. We even made a statement that if necessary he can be given medical treatment outside the penitentiary facility in Georgia, if necessary," Bregadze said.

When asked if Mikheil Saakashvili could not move around on his own he lashed out at media outlets accusing them of spreading false information.

Now whatever information you disseminate I will say bluntly that it is a lie. Don't serve spread to falsehoods, you are now sounding the claim that Mikheil Saakashvili can't move around on his own. That's a lie. He can move on his own... Do not spread false information, when you spread false information about the state of health of people you are stressing their families and you are trying to contribute to the people's unrest and that is being purposefully malicious," says Bregadze.

Bregadze says the government will do everything to "keep Mikheil Saakashvili in good health".

If anyone is interested in Mikheil Saakashvili's health, it's us. I want to assure everyone that both the Ministry of Justice and the state will do everything possible to ensure that Mikheil Saakashvili is in good health, as we do in the case of any other prisoner," he said.

Here as well, he urges the Office of the Public Defender to publish the questionnaire sent to them by the Ministry of Justice on April 30, to which, he says, they have not yet received a written answer. Asked by journalists whether he trusted the members of the Council, who called Mikhail Saakashvili's health condition alarming, he replied:

This is a deliberate campaign, as if the Justice Department or the state is expressing distrust of doctors. It's a lie. We're not saying we don't trust the doctors, we asked a question and if the public defender wants it, they say they have written consent from Mikheil Saakashvili, so they should publish the questions that we addressed in writing and bring them to the attention of the public. ", - said Bregadze.