SBU resumed probe against Georgia ex-president Saakashvili
Ukraine's SBU, the state security service resumed the investigation against ex-Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili.
Censor.NET reports citing his post on Facebook.
Prosecutor General Office released a letter, where they mention that the investigation, conducted by the SBU Main Investigation Department in Kyiv region is resumed.
According to data in the Unified Register of Court Decisions, in February the SBU gained access to the Saakashvili case file as part of a criminal investigation of an attempt to seize power in Ukraine.
"According to the case materials, during the protest actions in Kyiv, radical protesters planned to use brute force, firearms and ammunition (grenades), smoke pellets, sticks, bricks, tires and gas in order to capture the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by storming it, on one of the days after October 17, 2017, while the MPs were present there. Their goal was to make the lawmakers vote for the impeachment of President of Ukraine and for the decision to disband themselves", the SBU's appeal says.
"All the oligarchs are alike. After my abduction and expulsion from Ukraine, the Prosecutor General’s Office closed the criminal case against me, but as soon as I announced my plans to return to Ukraine, they immediately resumed the case (this happened a few days ago)," Saakashvili said.
Dec. 2017, Saakashvili was detained and charged with aiding a criminal gang. The court sentenced him to 6 years in prison in absentia. He was said to have used the money of Viktor Yanukovych's sidekicks, especially, Serhii Kurchenko.
July 26, 2017, President Petro Poroshenko issued a decree to deprive Saakashvili of Ukrainian citizenship. At that time Saakashvili was in the USA.
Sep.10, 2017, Saakashvili managed to break through the Ukrainian border from Poland.
Sep. 22, 2017 Mostyskyi court of the Lviv region found Saakashvili guilty of illegal crossing of the border of Ukraine from Poland.
Jan. 2018, Kyiv Regional Administrative Court has denied to recognize his refugee status.
Feb. 12, 2018, he was deported to Poland.
