Former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili has asked to be transferred to Poland, claiming that he is about to pass away in a Georgian hospital. Since his incarceration, Saakashvili’s health has deteriorated, he has sustained irreversible organ damage, and he has lost half his body weight. The former president was found guilty of abuse of power in absentia and detained upon his return to Georgia from Ukraine. In spite of the fact that he is a divisive figure in Georgia, many of his opponents are concerned with his treatment. The Georgian Dream government is accused of sabotaging the European integration agenda while professing support for it, thus playing into the hands of Moscow.
Saakashvili’s declining health
Saakashvili’s health has deteriorated dramatically, and irreversible organ injury is imminent, according to independent experts. Images and videos of Saakashvili depict him as gaunt and bewildered. Since his incarceration, the former president has lost 50 percent of his body weight and now weighs only 60 kilograms. Saakashvili wrote to The Observer requesting transfer to Poland because he believes he will perish if he remains hospitalized in Georgia.
Saakashvili’s polarising figure
In spite of the fact that Saakashvili remains a divisive figure in Georgia, many are uneasy with his treatment. Many of Georgia’s western allies view Saakashvili’s arrest and precipitous decline as an indication of the country’s retreat into the sphere of influence of Moscow. The Georgian Dream government is believed to be doing Russia’s agenda, despite the fact that Georgian society remains pro-Western.
The retreat of Georgia into the sphere of influence of Russia.
Georgians are alarmed by Georgian Dream’s ambiguous stance on the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The government expresses concern that being too overtly pro-Ukrainian could lead to renewed conflict with Russia. Since the beginning of the conflict, the Georgian Dream coalition has spoken out against the European Union and European values. This position has resulted in protests in Tbilisi and a U-turn by the government regarding the introduction of a law requiring organizations receiving foreign funding to register as “foreign agents,” labeled the “Russian law.” In December, the EU will determine whether to grant Georgia candidate status; the Saakashvili case and the pro-Russian stance of Georgian Dream are causes for concern.
Ivanishvili is a Russian asset, according to Saakashvili.
Many of Saakashvili’s associates insist that the oligarch who made his fortune in Russia in the 1990s, Ivanishvili, is a Russian asset. Ivanishvili is believed to dominate the Georgian Dream government despite his lack of an official position. The oligarch is accused of sabotaging the agenda for European integration while professing to support it, thereby playing into Moscow’s hands. While Saakashvili’s United National Movement is no longer Georgia’s governing party, many view the former president’s arrest as a vendetta by his political opponent. Saakashvili’s imprisonment is seen as a symbol of Georgia’s return to Moscow’s sphere of influence, as the governing coalition has disregarded calls for his release.
Source: The Guardian
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