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| Saakashvili freed by supporters from police car in Kiev, calls to oust President Poroshenko | |
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| The ex-president of Georgia has called on his supporters to topple current Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko and his “gang.” Earlier, the protesters freed the politician from the police car, which was taking him for questioning. | |
| Saakashvili’s supporters broke the rear door of the police car he was being transported in. The protesters took Saakashvili to a nearby church, where he addressed the crowd. | |
| Saakashvili called on the protesters to take to the infamous Maidan Square and topple incumbent Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko and his “gang.” | |
| READ MORE: Why did Georgia’s ex-leader Saakashvili threaten to jump off roof in Kiev? | |
| Ukrainian security forces used tear gas against protesters demanding the release of the former president of Georgia, who was detained earlier on Tuesday. | Ukrainian security forces used tear gas against protesters demanding the release of the former president of Georgia, who was detained earlier on Tuesday. |
| Several people were injured in clashes between the protesters and security forces, according to local media. More than 200 Saakashvili supporters flooded the streets near his apartment in Kiev, blocking the car transporting him to a detention facility. | |
| People are erecting barricades from tires, bins and sticks to block the vehicle. A woman was detained for smashing the front window of a police car, RIA Novosti reported citing the Interior Ministry. | |
| Police are pushing crowds and removing people from the roof of the vehicle in an attempt to clear the way for a police car. Meanwhile, protesters are trying to break through the police cordon. | Police are pushing crowds and removing people from the roof of the vehicle in an attempt to clear the way for a police car. Meanwhile, protesters are trying to break through the police cordon. |
| On Tuesday, the former president of Georgia and ex-governor of Ukraine’s Odessa Region confined himself to the roof of his house in Kiev, while security forces searched his flat. Saakashvili was subsequently detained and was to be questioned on suspicion of assisting criminals and concealing their criminal activities. | |
| Saakashvili used to be a close ally of the incumbent Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who granted him citizenship in the country and appointed him as governor of the Odessa region in 2015. The friendship did not last long, however, with Saakashvili resigning in November 2016 to create his own political party called ‘Movement of New Forces.’ | |
| Poroshenko personally stripped the politician of his new citizenship. Since then, the former president of Georgia has organized anti-government rallies in Ukraine, calling for the impeachment of the Ukrainian leader. | |
| His native Georgia is also demanding his extradition on charges of corruption. However, Kiev has not acceded to the request, according to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General. |