The third president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, has been returned to Penitentiary Institution No. 12, where he will continue serving his sentence under general rules, the Penitentiary Service said in a statement.

"As is known to the public, on May 12, 2022, convicted Mikheil Saakashvili was transferred to the Vivamedi Clinic for inpatient medical care, where he has been staying until now and receiving appropriate medical care.

In accordance with Georgian legislation, the return of a patient from a civil sector hospital to a penitentiary institution is carried out based on the decision of the treating doctor, considering his health condition.

Since the health condition of the convicted Mikheil Saakashvili is satisfactory and he no longer requires inpatient treatment, he was discharged from the civil sector clinic and returned to Penitentiary Institution No. 12, where he will continue serving his sentence in accordance with the general rules," reads the statement.