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The functioning of democratic institutions in Georgia

Amendment No. 7 | Doc. 16420 | 23 June 2026

Signatories:
Ms Lesia VASYLENKO, Ukraine, ALDE ; Mr Iulian BULAI, Romania, ALDE ; Ms Alicia KEARNS, United Kingdom, ECPA ; Ms Agnieszka POMASKA, Poland, EPP/CD ; Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Ms Kadri TALI, Estonia, ALDE ; Ms Lesia ZABURANNA, Ukraine, ALDE
Origin
2026 - Third part-session
In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 6, insert the following sentences:

"The Assembly furthermore raises acute concern over the continued incarceration and rapidly deteriorating health of former President Mikheil Saakashvili, a Ukrainian citizen, recognised as a political prisoner in the Resolution 2463 (2022) “Further escalation in the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine”. The Assembly urges the Georgian authorities to immediately facilitate his transfer abroad for independent, specialised medical treatment."

Explanatory note

This amendment raises concern over the continued incarceration and deteriorating health of Saakashvili, and demands the Georgian authorities to immediately facilitate his transfer abroad for independent, specialized medical treatment.