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 carried out arrest procedures at the highest level.

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

He did not specify where Saakashvili was arrested.