Will serve time in Georgia: prosecutor’s office ruled extradition Saakashvili to Ukraine

The issue of the extradition of the detained former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in Ukraine is not considered Ukrainian citizenship ex-president will not be a barrier to serving his sentence in Georgia, Georgian prosecutor Jarju` Tsiklauri.

“The issue of extradition Saakashvili at this stage is not considered, however, if such a request will go to Georgia, the Ministry of Justice started to review and adopt a lawful decision, but at this stage nothing has been reported, and this issue is not addressed..”, – said Tsiklauri Georgian journalists.

The presence of Ukrainian nationality will not prevent ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili to serve time in Georgia, the prosecutor said. “His Ukrainian citizenship or has no effect, because Saakashvili condemned the three courts He was sentenced to the term, which should be held in the Georgian penitentiary His Ukrainian citizenship does not change anything..” – Tsiklauri said