Doctor Giorgi Papiashvili says there is no basis for Nikoloz Kipshidze's initiative regarding Mikheil Saakashvili's free treatment

Giorgi Papiashvili, a doctor and a member of the expert group set up by the Public Defender, says that there is no basis for Nikoloz Kipshidze's initiative regarding Mikheil Saakashvili's free treatment.

"Journalists are contacting me and asking me to express my opinion on Nikoloz Kipshidze's proposal for free treatment of the patient. I believe that there is no medical basis for this. Our team was set up to assess the patient’s condition in case of continued hunger strike. Our team did this in the best interests of the patient's life and health, as a result of which the patient is now in the hands of a qualified medical team at Gori Hospital. the patient has stopped the hunger strike and his condition has improved. In the process of refeeding, I am absolutely convinced that the doctors who are currently treating him will have the ability to fully rehabilitate the patient," the doctor wrote on Facebook.

Doctor Nikoloz Kipshidze made a statement regarding Mikheil Saakashvili on November 20: "Maybe we should release this person and treat him normally," Kipshidze said.