Twenty-five inmates at Georgian penitentiary facilities, including six minors, have registered for the country’s ongoing university entrance exams, the Special Penitentiary Service of Georgia said on Monday.
Georgia’s imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili is not a political prisoner and should be held accountable for actions during his presidency, Aleko Elisashvili, the Chairperson of the Citizens opposition party, said on Tuesday.
Video that appears to show a police officer beating a deaf boy on the Tbilisi subway has outraged Georgia and prompted questions about the problem of police abuse and impunity.
The legal team of the imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili has appealed to the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia to identify him as a victim following a Tbilisi City Court decision to overturn a State Inspector Service ruling against the Special Penitentiary Service for disclosing the politician’s personal data.
The Special Penitentiary Service of Georgia stated earlier today that former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili will temporarily stay in Gori Military Hospital.