Masked officers dragged Saakashvili from an apartment in the capital Kiev while his supporters protested on the street and tried to stop the police van from leaving. Why the US shouldn’t send arms to UkraineAddressing supporters earlier from the roof of the house, Saakashvili had accused Poroshenko of being a traitor and a thief. Saakashvili was made governor of the Odessa region in 2015 on the strength of the reforms he carried out in Georgia. Supporters see him as a fearless crusader against corruption but critics say there is little substance behind his blustery rhetoric. The 49-year-old is now wanted on criminal charges in Georgia, which he says were trumped up for political reasons.

Source: The Express Tribune December 05, 2017 10:07 UTC