Alleged treatment of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili being poisoned The detentions in Tbilisi pose a threat to Georgia’s ambitions to join the European Union, the European Parliament said in a resolution on Wednesday.
“Former President Mikheil Saakashvili’s continued failure to improve his position will continue to damage Georgia’s reputation and hinder its EU candidature prospects,” They say resolution, which was adopted with a overwhelming majority 577 against 33, with 26 MEPs absent.
The resolution stated, “The death of Mikheil Saakashvili in custody would be a blow to Georgian democracy and Georgia’s international prestige.”
Georgia applied for membership of the European Union last Marchtogether with Moldova and Ukraine, But, unlike the other two, it was not granted candidate status, and must first implement a number of reforms – including strengthening the independence of the country’s judicial system.
The idea of joining the European Union enjoys overwhelming public support in Georgia, but the ruling Georgian Dream party, which has been in power since 2012, has failed to show its commitment to these European aspirations, leading many to wonder whether The Georgian Dream is making Russia happy To the detriment of Georgia’s European future.
Saakashvili was arrested on charges of abuse of power in October 2021 after returning to Georgia from seven years of self-imposed exile. The former pro-Western president from Georgia has since been detained, and he claims the charges against him are politically motivated.
But several opportunitiesHe appeared emaciated and emaciated in front of videos showing his case in a Tbilisi court over the past few weeks, and seemed gravely frail.
Court earlier this month rejected His appeal to be released on health grounds.
The Georgian government, under Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, is facing increasing international diplomatic pressure from both European Union And this United States of americaTo address Saakashvili’s medical condition.
poland And ukraine Both have offered to welcome the former Georgian president TreatmentBut the Georgian authorities have so far refuse to release Saakashvili, saying it would “destabilize the country.”
last minute Amendment It was also adopted – though with a smaller majority – by a parliament resolution that named Bidzina, an oligarch and former prime minister of Georgia, as being responsible for Saakashvili’s continued detention “as part of a personal vendetta” against the former president. Ivanishvili was dropped.
Although officially no longer active in politics, Ivanishvili, who made his fortune in russia is in the 1990s are widely believed to be pulling strings In the Republic of the Small Caucasus.