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Protesters came to the Security Service of Ukraine's detention center to protest against the arrest of ex-Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on the night of Dec. 8.
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov

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Ukrainian police on late Dec. 8 arrested ex-Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, a political foe of President Petro Poroshenko.

Hundreds of Saakashvili’s supporters came to the detention facility. The protesters blocked two of the facility’s entrances, built barricades, brought tires and scuffled with the police.

The protesters brought burn barrels to keep themselves warm, set up a tent in front of the detention facility and pledged to camp out there as long as Saakashvili is held there.