Public Defender arrives at Gldani Prison with a group of experts set up to monitor Mikheil Saakashvili's medical services

Public Defender Nino Lomjaria arrived at Gldani Prison, where she will enter the N18 medical facility together with a group of experts set up to monitor Mikheil Saakashvili's medical services.

As the ombudsman told reporters, the medical team set up on her recommendation will examine the patient and get acquainted with the situation in the prison clinic.

"The purpose of this visit is for our medical experts to assess the health condition of the prisoner and patient Mikheil Saakashvili, as well as to get acquainted with the medical infrastructure there in order to present their expert opinions, whether there is medical equipment or conditions on the ground that would be adequate and effective not only for the duration of the hunger, but also for the period of cessation of the hunger, whether it is possible to provide the patient with adequate treatment on the spot in order to protect his life and health, as required by the Strasbourg court in the decision. They will get acquainted with everything, they will examine the prisoner, they will talk to him, they will get acquainted with the medical history, infrastructure and equipment, then they will discuss all this themselves", - Lomjaria said.