Saakashvili should resign: ex-Georgian President
Published: 07 November, 2007, 17:15
Former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze has said he ‘would be on the streets with protesters if he were healthy’. He also accused Mikhail Saakashvili of having a 'desire to hold on to power by all means’. Eduard Shevardnadze was ousted by Saakashvil
“If I were healthy, I would have been there with the people. I don't blame the government. I left my office voluntarily, two years before my term was over, to avoid the spilling of blood. I can't say if the president is good or bad, or if he has any whims, if we can call his desire to preserve his power by all means a whim. I would have resigned,” Shevardnadze stressed.
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07.11.2007, 19:27
Georgia gags media in political crackdownThe Georgian government has declared a nationwide state of emergency after a day of violence in Tbilisi. Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse opposition protesters. Two news channels were raided and shut down. President Saakashvili is |
