Thousands of Georgians rally outside a prison to demand that jailed former president Mikheil Saakashvili be transferred to a private clinic as he is weakening while on a hunger strike
Mikheil Saakashvili has refused food for 37 days to protest his imprisonment, which he says is politically motivated.
Waving Georgian flags and chanting Saakashvili's name, protesters gathered on Saturday evening outside the prison in Georgia's southeastern city of Rustavi, where the former president is being held. "Saakashvili's life must be saved," Nika Melia, the chairman of his United National Movement – the country's main opposition party – told the crowd."If the demand is not met, all of Georgia will gather on Monday in Freedom Square," he said.He ridiculed as a "fairytale" claims by Georgia's state security service that Saakashvili was plotting a coup from prison.
"We demand Georgia's third president be transferred to a proper clinic and treated adequately, so that his life is saved," he added.Worsening health condition
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