The Penitentiary would find an individual who wishes to be placed with him if [Mikheil] Saakashvili expressed his wish to be accommodated with another prisoner. Such a statement made today the Minister of Justice.

“The conclusion of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture also spoke about the fact that he is alone, and in fact, this circumstance is equal to a solitary cell.

I want to remind people what it means to be alone. He wants to be alone in the cell as well as in the ward. The population should know this information. As of today, he had 3 000 visitors in less than 2 and a half years. Then maybe someone can explain what it means to be alone when family members visit every day and spend hours with him.

If we want someone to be accommodated, we will definitely accommodate them, but if they express their desire about it, we will definitely accommodate them. We will find another prisoner, if anyone wants to stay with him, and we will accommodate him, both in the ward and later, in the cell as well. If he wants to, but as far as I know, he wants to be alone. I think that answered everything. I will also tell you that Mikheil Saakashvili has not once taken advantage of the right to walk, he has not expressed his desire to do so. On the contrary, he refused every offer.

We should also remind the population that he refuses the food offered to him by the “Vivamedi” and the special penitentiary service. People of his choice, in particular, family members, bring him food every day”, - said Rati Bregadze.