In the Tbilisi City Court, where the hearing in the case of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili is taking place, the Californian doctor Shaheen Lakhan appeared as a witness. Assessing the condition of the ex-president, Lakhan noted that "Saakashvili is seriously ill."
According to him, the ex-president suffers from various dysfunctions, the most severe of which is dementia. Also, according to the California specialist, Saakashvili was prescribed many inappropriate medicines.
"I can say about the state of health of Mr. Saakashvili that he is seriously ill. He has various dysfunctions, including the brain, spinal cord, and digestive system. The most serious diagnosis is dementia, as well as seizures. Also damage to the peripheral nervous system, due to which it is difficult for him to walk. Together about the compression of the spinal cord, between the discs in the neck area, that is. pressure on the spinal cord. Also, a very significant degree of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and related polypharmacy, i.e. prescribing several inappropriate drugs, are the most serious diseases observed in him," said the doctor.
As SOVA writes, Saakashvili himself is neither physically nor remotely present at today's meeting. The Vivamedi clinic, where Saakashvili has been detained for many months, did not allow him to be transported to the Tbilisi City Court building.
In parallel with the process, supporters of the third president are holding an action near the courthouse.
