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Associated Press: Saakashvili’s allies say he detained, faces deportation

By Associated Press.

Published Feb. 12, 2018 at 5:03 pm

Ukrainian opposition figure and Georgian former President Mikheil Saakashvili speaks during a court hearing in Kyiv on Dec. 11.

Photo by Volodymyr Petrov

Allies of Mikheil Saakashvili, the former Georgian president-turned opposition leader in Ukraine, say he was detained by masked men who they think acted on behalf of Ukrainian authorities.