Georgia medics urge hospitalisation of Hunger-striking Saakashvili

Georgia's president from 2004 to 2013, Saakashvili was arrested and imprisoned upon his return from exile in Ukraine on October 1

Georgian medics have recommended that jailed ex-president and opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili be hospitalised over the hunger strike he started three weeks ago, his lawyer said Wednesday, Qazet.az reports citing local media.

Georgia's president from 2004 to 2013, Saakashvili was arrested and imprisoned upon his return from exile in Ukraine on October 1.

The 53-year-old founder of Georgia's main opposition force, the United National Movement, went on hunger strike immediately to protest what he calls a politically-motivated prosecution.