Mikheil Saakashvili's health deteriorates in prison, he suffered mistreatment - Kelly and Kramer

Former U.S. Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly and former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs have published a joint letter about the current political situation in Georgia.

The diplomats criticize the country's judicial system and write that the ruling team is using the judiciary and law enforcement agencies for political and economic gain, as well as to persecute opponents.

This part of the article is about Mikheil Saakashvili:

Georgian Dream keeps a firm grip on the judiciary and law enforcement not only to ensure judicial outcomes in its political and economic favor, but also to prevent a robust opposition. It has waged a campaign of persecution and demonization against leaders of the country’s opposition, particularly the United National Movement. Georgia’s former president, Mikheil Saakashvili, imprisoned after returning to Georgia from Ukraine last fall, has suffered declining health and poor treatment in prison.

Author: Demna Devdariani