Supporters of former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili broke him free just hours after he was detained in Kiev, Ukraine, on Dec. 5. (Christopher Miller)Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili was freed by supporters on Tuesday only hours after Ukrainian authorities detained him. Masked officers took Saakashvili into custody in his apartment building in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, earlier Tuesday, as protesters rallied outside in his support. Once free, he repeated his calls for protests against Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili was briefly detained Dec. 5 in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, before his supporters freed him.

Source: Washington Post December 05, 2017 11:06 UTC