Friday, December 5, 2025

Saakashvili appointed adviser to Ukraine's Poroshenko

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Mikheil Saakashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was Friday officially confirmed as adviser to the Ukrainian president, despite being wanted for crimes in his home country.

Saakashvili will be head of the Advisory International Council of Reforms,

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New forensic report prompts tougher charges against Saakashvili

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Mikheil Saakashvili is now also charged with organizing deliberate severe damage to someone’s health. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A new forensic report concluding that the victim of a beating in 2005 had life-threatening injuries has led to tougher charges being introduced against Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili.

The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office announced

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Foreign experts say evidence against Saakashvili is sound

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Former President Mikheil Saakashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Three foreign prosecutors visiting Georgia have concluded that there is enough evidence to continue the criminal prosecution of ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili and three of his associates. Georgia’s chief prosecutor’s office announced this on Thursday.

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Georgia’s parliament speaker defends Ivanishvili in newspaper ad

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Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili admires Ivanishvili’s philanthropism. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The speaker of the Georgian parliament went on the offensive Thursday against former President Mikheil Saakashvili and in defense of the billionaire who brought together the current government coalition, Bidzina Ivanishvili.

Speaker of Parliament

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Saakashvili's former head of security also subject to asset freeze

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Temur Janashia (left) and his lawyer Beka Basilaia. (Rustavi 2.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–After slapping an asset freeze on former President Mikheil Saakashvili, the Georgian Prosecutor’s Office got court approval to do the same with the property of his almost inseparable head of security, Temur Janashia.

Sitting next to his attorney

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Saakashvili's Georgian bank accounts also seized, lawyer claims

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Ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has seized the bank accounts of former President Mikheil Saakashvili, his attorney wrote in a Facebook update on Sunday.

This comes only days after the a ruling in the Appeals Court which confirmed the seizure

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Saakashvili makes appearance on Turkish border

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Ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Former President Mikheil Saakashvili on Saturday appeared at Sarpi checkpoint’s Turkish side, on the border between Georgia and Turkey and met with members and supporters of his National Movement party.

After his appearance was reported, the Prosecutor’s Office started

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Saakashvili returns clothes after embezzlement charge

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Police took action as clothes belonging to former President Saakashvili were delivered at the government office. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Tuesday returned clothes to the government in Georgia, after being charged with inappropriate spending while in office.

A few days ago, the Prosecutor’s Office charged Saakashvili with

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Georgian prosecutors publish more details about Saakashvili's spending

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Mikheil Saakashvili, former Georgian president. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Prosecutor’s Office on Saturday published more details about what ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili spent money for that was meant to be used for the security force SSPS.

Saakashvili is charged with embezzlement of more than eight

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