"Mikheil Saakashvili, like any other prisoner, will serve his sentence according to the rules established in the relevant penitentiary institution," said Justice Minister, Rati Bregadze to the reporters. "Mikheil Saakashvili has been sentenced to 6 years, should he serve his sentence in Gori hospital?"

"The sentence should be served in the relevant penitentiary institution. When a convict has a health problem, he is taken to the appropriate medical facility and he is temporarily withdrawn, and as I have already told you, there is an appropriate form N100. Yesterday, as I have already said, he had some blood pressure problem, and after consulting with the relevant medical staff, we made that decision to leave him in the hospital, but Mr. Saakashvili, like any other prisoner, will be serving his sentence according to the rules established in the relevant penitentiary institution. And all his rights will be protected, of course,” said Rati Bregadze.