According to the Minister of Justice, an additional group of doctors will monitor the health condition of prisoner Saakashvili. Rati Bregadze made this statement at a briefing today.

"In cooperation with the Ministry of Health, the penitentiary system has invited additional teams of doctors who are constantly monitoring Saakashvili's health and providing him with appropriate medical care," said the Minister.

In the public interest and to avoid speculation about Saakashvili's health, doctors who monitor Saakashvili's health will be providing information to the public on a daily basis.

"Given the high public interest and the fact that misinformation about the health condition of prisoner Saakashvili is being spread every day, a group of doctors will be providing information about his health condition on a daily basis. This will put an end to the dissemination of all disinformation,” said Rati Bregadze.

Given the existing interest, the Minister once again clarified the conditions under which convicted Saakashvili is serving his sentence. According to him, from the moment of his transfer to the penitentiary institution, the convict is provided with all the necessary medical services:

"There has not been a single case where he has needed any kind of medical care and the penitentiary service has not been able to provide it. All his medical needs have been met."

Rati Bregadze once again clarified that Saakashvili was transferred to the N18 medical facility "to assess his health condition and to avoid the risks of deterioration" and that the level of his protection is much higher today.

"The institution has full infrastructural or human resources to ensure that the state effectively controls both the prisoner on hunger strike and his subsequent rehabilitation," said the Minister.