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Friday, July 29, 2022
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Mikheil Saakashvili to be transferred to Germany for medical treatment purposes
According to the lawyer of the third president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, Valeri Gelbakhiani, after the postponement of the sentence, the former president of Georgia may be transferred to Germany for medical treatment. The lawyer can not yet name exactly which country's clinic they will choose, however, based on qualification, they are considering Germany.
"Procedurally, work is being carried out every day, it is not an easy job, the main work was done by doctors and experts, now everything has to be brought to the final stage, it is in the final stage, the final conclusion of the examination must be issued by the expert bureau. We also assume that the foreign experts will also give their conclusions and then we will enter the court with a motion to postpone the sentence, because there is no improvement and progress in the vital parameters. He was in Gori Hospital, Gldani Prison Hospital, now he is in "Vivamed", these are all medical institutions, they were treated in different ways everywhere, 14 diseases were found, we don't even know if the diagnosis is correct or not, if they are treating correctly, because not a single parameter is improving. This is a very bad prognosis.
We are waiting for the last option from Mrs. Mariam Jishkariani everyday now, after that the examination will be conducted in a very short period of time, we assume that these procedures should be completed in the month of August.
We don't know the family's opinion yet, but speaking with Saakashvili, German clinics are more highly qualified, and probably the focus will be on German, I say probably, it has not been decided yet. There is written and telephone communication with almost all leading clinics, information exchange procedures are underway. Reputationally, Germany is more highly qualified, Saakashvili suffers from such diseases that are very rare in medical practice, the Germans have more practical experience, and they will not start treatment by assumption, but with the introduced method," Gelbakhiani said.
Irakli Kobakhidze comments on Kelly Degnan and Bidzina Ivanishvili meeting
The chairman of Georgian Dream Irakli Kobakhidze made a statement regarding the recently revealed meeting between US Ambassador to Georgia and former chairman of Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili, saying that the meeting could not have been private because 'private meetings are held between friends' and they do not have the information if this meeting was 'friendly', adding that if Kelly Degnan 'is a friend of Bidzina Ivanishvili, she would separate herself from the unjust attack on her friend Ivanishvili'.
"We have no such information that it could be a friendly meeting. Therefore, there was a full right to speak publicly about this meeting, asking questions and to giving answers to these questions. If we are talking about friendship here, at least in such a case, she would separate herself from the unjust attack that was carried out on his friend Bidzina Ivanishvili . If she considers herself a friend of Bidzina Ivanishvili , then she would have a proper reaction, among other things, regarding the resolution of the European Parliament, as well as to the "message box" of the radical opposition, as well as to NGOs.
Irakli Kobakhidze says that this is an 'orchestrated attack on Bidzina Ivanishvili which involves the 'radical' opposition, NGOs and more than 300MPs:
"This is an orchestrated attack on Bidzina Ivanishvili, which involves the radical opposition, NGOs, more than 300 MEPs, and if we are talking about friendship here, of course, the ambassador would very easily leave the process. However, unfortunately, she did not do this and it creates additional question marks. Therefore, it is important to be clear in all this, for example, when someone says that sanctions should be imposed on Ivanishvili, it is important that the US ambassador has a clear position in this regard, when someone demands the resignation of the government, the ambassador has a clear position in this regard, etc. At such a time, naturally, questions would be raised in society", said Irakli Kobakhidze .
According to him, it is a pity that the US ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan did not confirm the meeting with Ivanishvili from the beginning and it is the reason society has raised questions about the meeting.
"It is unfortunate that this information was not confirmed from the beginning. The ambassador could easily answer this question, she could say that this meeting took place after the start of the war. Naturally, at such a time, the society would not have any additional question marks. Then Bidzina Ivanishvili's letter was released, as a result of which the ambassador finally confirmed this meeting. At such a time, when you can easily give an answer to a question and you don't, naturally, certain doubts appear in the society, which is very bad," said Irakli Kobakhidze
Mikheil Saakashvili to be transferred to Germany for medical treatment purposes
According to the lawyer of the third president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, Valeri Gelbakhiani, after the postponement of the sentence, the former president of Georgia may be transferred to Germany for medical treatment. The lawyer can not yet name exactly which country's clinic they will choose, however, based on qualification, they are considering Germany.
"Procedurally, work is being carried out every day, it is not an easy job, the main work was done by doctors and experts, now everything has to be brought to the final stage, it is in the final stage, the final conclusion of the examination must be issued by the expert bureau. We also assume that the foreign experts will also give their conclusions and then we will enter the court with a motion to postpone the sentence, because there is no improvement and progress in the vital parameters. He was in Gori Hospital, Gldani Prison Hospital, now he is in "Vivamed", these are all medical institutions, they were treated in different ways everywhere, 14 diseases were found, we don't even know if the diagnosis is correct or not, if they are treating correctly, because not a single parameter is improving. This is a very bad prognosis.
We are waiting for the last option from Mrs. Mariam Jishkariani everyday now, after that the examination will be conducted in a very short period of time, we assume that these procedures should be completed in the month of August.
We don't know the family's opinion yet, but speaking with Saakashvili, German clinics are more highly qualified, and probably the focus will be on German, I say probably, it has not been decided yet. There is written and telephone communication with almost all leading clinics, information exchange procedures are underway. Reputationally, Germany is more highly qualified, Saakashvili suffers from such diseases that are very rare in medical practice, the Germans have more practical experience, and they will not start treatment by assumption, but with the introduced method," Gelbakhiani said.
Irakli Kobakhidze comments on Kelly Degnan and Bidzina Ivanishvili meeting
The chairman of Georgian Dream Irakli Kobakhidze made a statement regarding the recently revealed meeting between US Ambassador to Georgia and former chairman of Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili, saying that the meeting could not have been private because 'private meetings are held between friends' and they do not have the information if this meeting was 'friendly', adding that if Kelly Degnan 'is a friend of Bidzina Ivanishvili, she would separate herself from the unjust attack on her friend Ivanishvili'.
"We have no such information that it could be a friendly meeting. Therefore, there was a full right to speak publicly about this meeting, asking questions and to giving answers to these questions. If we are talking about friendship here, at least in such a case, she would separate herself from the unjust attack that was carried out on his friend Bidzina Ivanishvili . If she considers herself a friend of Bidzina Ivanishvili , then she would have a proper reaction, among other things, regarding the resolution of the European Parliament, as well as to the "message box" of the radical opposition, as well as to NGOs.
Irakli Kobakhidze says that this is an 'orchestrated attack on Bidzina Ivanishvili which involves the 'radical' opposition, NGOs and more than 300MPs:
"This is an orchestrated attack on Bidzina Ivanishvili, which involves the radical opposition, NGOs, more than 300 MEPs, and if we are talking about friendship here, of course, the ambassador would very easily leave the process. However, unfortunately, she did not do this and it creates additional question marks. Therefore, it is important to be clear in all this, for example, when someone says that sanctions should be imposed on Ivanishvili, it is important that the US ambassador has a clear position in this regard, when someone demands the resignation of the government, the ambassador has a clear position in this regard, etc. At such a time, naturally, questions would be raised in society", said Irakli Kobakhidze .
According to him, it is a pity that the US ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan did not confirm the meeting with Ivanishvili from the beginning and it is the reason society has raised questions about the meeting.
"It is unfortunate that this information was not confirmed from the beginning. The ambassador could easily answer this question, she could say that this meeting took place after the start of the war. Naturally, at such a time, the society would not have any additional question marks. Then Bidzina Ivanishvili's letter was released, as a result of which the ambassador finally confirmed this meeting. At such a time, when you can easily give an answer to a question and you don't, naturally, certain doubts appear in the society, which is very bad," said Irakli Kobakhidze