A controversial figure in Georgia, Saakashvili served as president from 2004 to 2013 before going into self-imposed exile in Ukraine for seven years. He was arrested in 2021 upon his return to ...

Georgia's imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili has been sentenced to nine years in jail by a Tbilisi city court for misspending public funds, extending his term by three more years.

Former President Mikheil Saakashvili was sentenced to nine years in prison on March 12 by Judge Badri Kochlamazashvili in the so-called Jackets case, which centers on misappropriation of state funds.

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — A court in Georgia on Wednesday convicted imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili on embezzlement charges and handed him another prison term of nine years.

TBILISI, March 12 (Reuters) - Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been imprisoned since 2021, was sentenced on Wednesday to nine more years in jail after being found guilty of ...

A court in Georgia has convicted imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili on embezzlement charges and handed him another prison term of nine years TBILISI, Georgia -- A court in Georgia on ...

TBILISI, Georgia — A court in Georgia on Wednesday convicted imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili on embezzlement charges and handed him another prison term of nine years. Saakashvili ...

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