The lawyers are asking for the postponement of the sentence for Mikheil Saakashvili by 1 year

According to the lawyer of the third president of Georgia, the sentence for Mikheil Saakashvili is requested to be postponed for 1 year. According to Shalva Khachapuridze, according to the court practice of Georgia and Strasbourg, the maximum time for a prisoner's sentence to be suspended is 1 year.

As for Justice Minister Bregadze's statement that Mikheil Saakashvili may have an independent examination, as Khachapuridze said, Mikheil Saakashvili has nothing against this and he will cooperate with the experts.

"Regarding the alternative examination, he said that it is up to them. The authorities can appoint the examination without Mikheil Saakashvili's consent. According to the Georgian legislation, they can also appoint an examination under the rule of compulsion based on the judge's ruling. Why would he object? He will cooperate," Khachapuridze said after exiting the Viva Med Clinic. then.