⚡️Saakashvili announces hunger strike
Georgian ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili has announced a hunger strike after the government today prevented his participation in a court hearing on the subject of his transfer abroad for treatment, by failing to provide him with teleconferencing arrangements from hospital.
'Today I was deprived of the basic right to attend [my] court process. This is a violation of Georgian and international norms [...] I will be on hunger strike until I receive strong guarantees of me attending my [court] hearing, at least through a video link', Saakashvili said in his letter read out to journalists by his lawyer.
The next hearing is scheduled for 22 December. Anti-torture watchdog Empathy earlier warned that Saakashvili could die if he does not receive treatment outside of Georgia.
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