the European Parliament adopted on Wednesday, February 15, a resolution calling for the Georgian authorities to release the former President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili and allow him to be treated abroad.
The resolution was supported by 577 deputies, against 33, 26 abstained. The document is called “On the situation with the former President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili.” This is stated in the message published on the website of the bishop.
Euro -deputies note that “constant failures in improving the state of the former president” create a risk of delaying the prospects of Georgia’s candidacy for membership in the EU, and the country’s appeal, such as the former president, is a lakmus paper of commitment to European values and its declared European aspirations, Including the status of a candidate for EU members.
“Taking into account the reports of the sharp loss of weight and the assumption that he could suffer as a result of poisoning during detention, the European Parliamentarians called on the Georgian authorities to free Saakashvili and allow him to undergo the necessary treatment abroad,” the EP emphasized .
The resolution calls for sanctions against the founder of the ruling party of Georgia, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Earlier, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Moravetsky at a press conference, following the EU summit, said that Poland suggested taking Saakashvili for treatment in the republic