The News in Brief
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Prepared by Messenger Staff
Public Defender's Medical Council Says Mikheil Saakashvili's Health Condition has Worsened
The medical council created by the Public Defender has published the results of the visit to Mikheil Saakashvili at the 'Vivamed' clinic on Sunday, April 2.
It is emphasized in the information that due to the visit on a non-working day, unfortunately, it was not possible to interview the attending physician or review the medical documentation on the spot.
According to doctors, the patient's condition worsened after February 19 (previous visit to the patient) and the objective examination found severe sarcopenia, a muscle degeneration.
Doctors wrote that Mikheil Saakshvili has lost another 4 kilograms at the expense of significant muscle relaxation and that his movement is significantly limited due to weakness.
"Currently, unsupervised movement of the patient is dangerous, as the risk of falling, body damage/fractures is very high. In the case of the latter, the resource of the cachexic body to heal the wound or fracture is very low, which will lead to the cascading development of other critical complications (hemorrhage, infection, deep vein thrombosis, etc.) with a high probability of lethal outcome," the statement reads.
Lelo MP Ana Natsvlishvili Denied Permission to Visit Grigoriadis by Parliament Chairman Shalva Papuashvili
Lelo's leader Ana Natsvlishvili stated that she could not get permission from the speaker of the parliament to visit Lazare Grigoriadis in prison.
"As a member of the parliament, I asked for permission to visit Lazare, which I have the right to do as a deputy. Unfortunately, the Speaker of the Parliament refused me to visit Grigoriadis in prison. This happened without any explanation. It was reported that his rights were being violated in prison. The chairman of the parliament refuses to allow the MP to use the constitutional right without explaining any reason. Under these conditions, the suspicion deepens that his rights are under serious risk" said Natsvlishvili.
In response to Ana Natsvlishvili, Shalva Papuashvili stated that entering a penitentiary institution and visiting a prisoner is not the right of a deputy, it is the right of the chairman of the parliament, which he can delegate to a member of the parliament.
Papuashvili said that this right is used extensively by the members of the parliament and sometimes exceeds the limit defined by the rule.
Papuashvili added that he sees the 'danger' of politicizing this issue.
Public Defender's Medical Council Says Mikheil Saakashvili's Health Condition has Worsened
It is emphasized in the information that due to the visit on a non-working day, unfortunately, it was not possible to interview the attending physician or review the medical documentation on the spot.
According to doctors, the patient's condition worsened after February 19 (previous visit to the patient) and the objective examination found severe sarcopenia, a muscle degeneration.
Doctors wrote that Mikheil Saakshvili has lost another 4 kilograms at the expense of significant muscle relaxation and that his movement is significantly limited due to weakness.
"Currently, unsupervised movement of the patient is dangerous, as the risk of falling, body damage/fractures is very high. In the case of the latter, the resource of the cachexic body to heal the wound or fracture is very low, which will lead to the cascading development of other critical complications (hemorrhage, infection, deep vein thrombosis, etc.) with a high probability of lethal outcome," the statement reads.
Lelo MP Ana Natsvlishvili Denied Permission to Visit Grigoriadis by Parliament Chairman Shalva Papuashvili
"As a member of the parliament, I asked for permission to visit Lazare, which I have the right to do as a deputy. Unfortunately, the Speaker of the Parliament refused me to visit Grigoriadis in prison. This happened without any explanation. It was reported that his rights were being violated in prison. The chairman of the parliament refuses to allow the MP to use the constitutional right without explaining any reason. Under these conditions, the suspicion deepens that his rights are under serious risk" said Natsvlishvili.
In response to Ana Natsvlishvili, Shalva Papuashvili stated that entering a penitentiary institution and visiting a prisoner is not the right of a deputy, it is the right of the chairman of the parliament, which he can delegate to a member of the parliament.
Papuashvili said that this right is used extensively by the members of the parliament and sometimes exceeds the limit defined by the rule.
Papuashvili added that he sees the 'danger' of politicizing this issue.