Ukraine: Protesters in Kiev rally in support of deported Saakashvili

Supporters of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili demonstrate holding a banner reading "Poroshenko is not our president" in front of the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko office, in Kiev on February 12, 2018. (AFP)

Kiev became the scene of clashes between protesters and law enforcement officers on Monday, after the arrest and deportation of former Georgian President and Governor of Odessa Mikheil Saakashvili.

A woman holds a placard reading "Poroshenko is not our president" as supporters of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili demonstrate in front of the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko office, in Kiev on February 12, 2018. (AFP)

Saakashvili was earlier deported from Ukraine to Poland. He was regarded stateless as he had given up his Georgian citizenship to become a Ukrainian citizen. He was later stripped of his Ukrainian passport after having a fallout with the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

CCTV released by Saakashvili's press service appeared to show the moment he was detained at the Suluguni restaurant.


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