KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Thursday he has stripped former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili of his Ukrainian citizenship, paving the way for his possible extradition to Georgia.
The charismatic reformer came to power in Georgia’s 2003 Rose Revolution but then fell from grace and is now wanted by Georgian prosecutors on charges of abuse of office during his nine-year rule that he insists are politically motivated.
In a statement sent to AFP, Saakashvili vowed: “I will fight for my legal right to return to Ukraine!”
Poroshenko’s administration sent AFP a statement on Thursday confirming the president had signed a decree revoking Saakashvili’s …read more
Source: theSun
