President’s Office: We are disappointed with Saakashvili's arrest
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The Ukrainian President's Office is "very disappointed" with the arrest of Mikheil Saakashvili in Georgia and is awaiting for an official statement.
Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the President's Office, told reports in Truskavets, where a meeting of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction is taking place, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
"As to Saakashvili, there is an official position. We are very disappointed with the behavior of Mikheil Nikolozovich [Saakashvili], a citizen of Ukraine. We are waiting for … a clear answer from the relevant Georgian authorities and then we will make a decision after consultations at the level of foreign ministers," Podoliak said.
As reported, Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia's former president, was detained in Georgia on October 1. He went on a hunger strike.
Saakashvili served as president of Georgia from 2004 to 2013. He left the country after loosing the 2013 election.
After that, a number of criminal cases were initiated against the politician. On some of the charges, he was convicted in absentia.
In 2015, Saakashvili was deprived of Georgian citizenship.
He has been a citizen of Ukraine for almost six years.
