Former Georgian President Arrested

Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.

"The third president of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili, has been arrested, he has been transferred to a detention facility," Irakli Garibashvili said on Friday.

According to him, law enforcement officers conducted the arrest procedure at the highest level.

“Our law enforcement officers have preliminary information about his movements from Ukraine to Georgia,” said Mr. Garibashvili.

He did not specify where Saakashvili was arrested.