Overview
- Saakashvili was discharged from Tbilisi’s Vivamed clinic and taken back to Penitentiary Institution No. 12, the Special Penitentiary Service announced on November 12.
- He had been hospitalized since May 12, 2022, after a severe health decline linked to a prolonged prison hunger strike.
- Authorities said inpatient care is no longer necessary and that he will continue serving his sentences under standard conditions.
- The agency emphasized that returns from civilian hospitals are based on the attending doctor’s decision, and the health minister said inmates without medical needs belong in prison.
- The former president remains convicted in multiple cases and also faces a new prosecution opened on November 6 alleging sabotage and calls to overthrow the government.