Saakashvili's further treatment "unfeasible", says hosting clinic

The Vivamed Clinic in Tbilisi, where Georgian ex-President Mikhail Saakashvili currently undergoes treatment, contacted the Ministry of Justice asking to assess further feasibility of the ex-President’s stay there.

"The Vivamed medical centre undeservedly suffers a huge reputational blow [because of the claims] that we either do not want or are unable to treat [Saakashvili], which we consider categorically unacceptable. The medical staff cannot treat anyone forcibly due to medical ethics. Therefore, we have to contact the penitentiary facility’s medical service with a request for assessment of the feasibility of Saakashvili’s further stay in the Vivamed clinic," the centre said in a statement published on March 22, reports TASS.

According to the medical centre’s administration, Saakashvili, who was transferred to Vivamed on May 12 last year, underwent a full spectrum of examinations and had his treatment plan defined. However, starting in October last year, he has been rejecting the proposed treatment, "especially if a medicine or a procedure affects his indicators in a positive way." The last month, Saakashvili reportedly stated his lack of confidence in the medical personnel and rejected the proposed treatment plan.