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Georgian minister describes talk of Saakashvili's possible extradition as legal nonsense
TBILISI. Oct 4 (Interfax) – Georgian Culture Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Thea Tsulukiani, who worked as minister of justice in the government for several years, has said that she doubts whether any extradition of former president Mikheil Saakashvili to Ukraine is possible.
"Even if we imagine that the Ukrainian authorities will open a criminal case against Saakashvili on the count of illegally crossing the Ukrainian border and will, based on that, request us to extradite him, it won’t happen, as the rules of extradition are set out in the convention of the European Union and don’t apply to the ex-president," Tsulukiani told reporters.
According to the rules set forth in the convention, Saakashvili first must finish serving his sentence in Georgia and then, six years after, he might be extradited to Ukraine, if he is still prosecuted there, she said.
"The talk of Saakashvili’s extradition to Ukraine is legal nonsense today. Apparently, attorneys for Saakashvili have realized this," she said.
Tsulukiani has asked the administration of the Rustavi prison, where Saakashvili is being held, to install a TV in his cell so that "he is aware of what is actually going on in Georgia" and does not listen to any visiting supporters convincing him of "a triumphal march of the opposition upon his arrival."
