TBILISI (Reuters) -Thousands of flag-waving supporters of former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, jailed after returning from exile this month, protested in Tbilisi on Thursday to demand his release as his lawyer called on them to help save the country.
Thousands of flag-waving supporters of former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, jailed after returning from exile this month, protested in Tbilisi on Thursday to demand his release as his lawyer called on them to help save the country.
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TBILISI (Reuters) -Thousands of flag-waving supporters of former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, jailed after returning from exile this month, protested in Tbilisi on Thursday to demand his release as his lawyer called on them to help save the country. The rally attracted the most protesters since pro-Western Saakashvili s arrest on Oct. 1 for abuse of power and concealing evidence when he was president, charges he says are politically motivated. Saakashvili s lawyer read a statement by him from the stage as the crowd massed in the city centre. It s time to save Georgia now, that s why we have to be together . This Carthage of evil, betrayal and oppression will certainly fall, the ex-president wrote, referring to the ancient city destroyed by war. Many Georgian national flags were seen above the crowd, with some holding flags of the European Union and Ukraine, where Saakashvili lived before returning to his home country. Saakashvili, president until 2013, led the Rose Revolutio
TBILISI (Reuters) -Thousands of flag-waving supporters of former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, jailed after returning from exile this month, protested in Tbilisi on Thursday to demand his release as his lawyer called on them to help save the country. The rally attracted the most protesters since pro-Western Saakashvili s arrest on Oct. 1 for abuse of power and concealing evidence when he was president, charges he says are politically motivated. Saakashvili s lawyer read a statement by him from the stage as the crowd massed in the city centre. It s time to save Georgia now, that s why we have to be together . This Carthage of evil, betrayal and oppression will certainly fall, the ex-president wrote, referring to the ancient city destroyed by war. Many Georgian national flags were seen above the crowd, with some holding flags of the European Union and Ukraine, where Saakashvili lived before returning to his home country. Saakashvili, president until 2013, led the Rose Revolutio